Greeks Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Well i've ordered an Aussie made standard engine mount from Greg Tunstall here in Brisbane. He swears he's been using them for 20 years without a problem - including in his monster 2.7 pi.Made by these guys, so if you're looking for something more betterer Andy, may be worth hunting through the catalogues?http://www.mackayrubber.com.au/products/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy thompson Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I have ordered some super vibration things for the white beasty as it eats mountings. I have a few stanpart original left for the rest of the fleet. I think witor gets all his rubber stuff from oz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy thompson Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 http://www.mackayrubber.com.au/pdf/vibration-isolators/md.pdfThese would basically bolt straight in apart from needing a M12 studExtra HD and diesel proof - probably well expensive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeks Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 lagerzok wrote:http://www.mackayrubber.com.au/pdf/vibration-isolators/md.pdfThese would basically bolt straight in apart from needing a M12 studExtra HD and diesel proof - probably well expensiveYeah, but how many people have a tech spec sheet for their engine mounts. You'd be king of the car park :K)... well spotted though. If this next one won't cope with the vibes might have to try it.Chris's price is competitive for the Aussie-made mounts, no real difference in price.I'll post up my collection of dead mounts when I get to changing over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy thompson Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I'd be interested to see what the super heavy duty oz ones cost.http://www.vibra-technics.co.uk/mg_rover/triumph_2000_25_25pi_25tc_1964_1975Now listed on vibratechnics btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mioraet Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Nice, but £90 a pair? Ouch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy thompson Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Not necessary for a road car - but like dazzer I destroy these regularly in competition - and its a scrutineering check - real bugger to change quickly at a meeting if they think they are U/S and not always easy to spot - I've missed practice before because of a broken one - my fault true but it was one of my best Stanpart originals - that I will now save for road cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 £90 a car, £45 each.Might invest.Look to be a good option.Thanks Andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeks Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Changed my latest mangled mount for a Mackays one yesterday... here's a line up of all the failed ones next to the brand spanker. It's always the passenger side. On fitting I find the engine wants to sit a few inches closer to the wing than where it actually mounts so it's a squeeze to fit.I run the engine with loose mounts to make it sit nicely and notice that on revving the engine wants to move towards the passenger wing too, and that seems to be what's twisting the mounts. Is this typical? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkuser Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Many engine mounts have a metal lip over the top of the mount on the side of the engine that lifts when power is on. (Passenger side on a RHD car)Would it be possible to fit a metal bracket, with such a lip, under the engine mount, on a car used for track work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferny Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Curious, it's always the drivers side which goes on my Herald. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeks Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Do you spend much time in reverse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Greeks wrote:Is this typical?Its worth checking which crossmember/spacer combination you have.Early cars upto '75 had a spacers under each engine mount. with the engine central.Later cars post '75 had a different set of holes where the engine was shifted to the left (from the drivers seat). This has two spacers under the N/S left mount (by the battery) and no spacers on the O/S.The later crossmember can be identified by a second set of holes, that are only drilled through one of the pressings for the OE holes. (Hope that makes sense?)The change is to accomodate the 2500S inlet & HS6's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeks Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 My car is an 'S' and I have two spacers under the PAS ... although the engine is Mk1 Pi. And the guy who fitted it knows them like the back of his hand. In situ the mount looks under tension on the engine side. I've been considering whether to try adapting another bracket from a spare engine as i'm not convinced this mount will last too long either. :-/... and come to think of it I think I have noticed a couple of 'one skin thick' holes so the x-member must be correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Do you have the J Type O/D gearbox, with the correct adapter to twist the gearbox and spacers to lower the gearbox? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeks Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Got jtype od ... No idea about its mounting though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Should have this between the O/D and the gearbox mounthttp://www.chriswitor.com/products.php?cat=299&pg=2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeks Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 All present correct... And not even collapsed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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