JoelP
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| posted on 17/1/04 at 10:26 PM |
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i was wondering about that too, is it a combined brace and support for an engine mount? i think the honda v6 was transverse so the mounts would be
oddly place...
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Graceland
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| posted on 17/1/04 at 10:28 PM |
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oooooo. sorry, lol 
yeh, what are them things that look like a crane holding the engine up?
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Metal Hippy
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| posted on 17/1/04 at 10:40 PM |
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He'll be able to tell you more, but I know that there's a mounting point on top of the engine, so the 'spider web' provides
extra stiffness for the front of the chassis and is an extra support for the engine.
All unboltable, so quite a nice feature if a bonnet will fit alright...
Cock off or cock on. You choose.
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Liam
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| posted on 21/1/04 at 07:59 PM |
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Right you are.
With my big wide engine (90 degree V with 4-valve heads) shoved right back I cant fit even one of the normal engine bay diagonals in, doubtlessly
resulting in a chassis as torsionally stiff as jelly. So I have this removable cradle that ties the structural scuttle with the front suspension box
to beef up stiffness in this area. The convergence of tubes also holds the front engine mount (the other two are at the back of the engine on either
side - stradling engine/bellhousing split in the Rover but part of the adaptor plate in my car).
I'm gonna put a load more pictures on the website I've just started fiddling with, and maybe even some writing.
Liam
P.S. The site will be HERE. So far I've mastered changing the backround colour, a
picture, a menu that works, and even a thumbnailed picture! Needless to say I wouldn't bother going there yet if I were you.
[Edited on 21/1/04 by Liam]
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 21/1/04 at 08:05 PM |
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Liam, 10/10 nice pics.
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