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I have ordered this:
And will order a pair of these bottom mounts:
To restore the front end because it has some rust and one of the bottom mounts has partially come loose....
While replacing this I am taking the engine out and get the whole engine bay sorted and all rusty bits cleaned up.
Over at where I work we have a hydrolic sheet folding bench and cutting machines, so I can make beams etc. I have already planned on making the GTE front crossmember myself (the one in front of the radiator) and was thinking of creating a subframe to get the front end stiff as concrete. Made a sketch and wondered what you guys think of it...
This part I planned to weld in place as it will not be in the way:
It'll brace the two bottom mounts together nicely and I already have a Vectra/MK3 rear gearbox mount with rubber, which has two threads downwards instead of two bolts upwards (which are a real pain to fit!!)
And then I planned on connecting the front to the back side of the engine bay with two beams that can be removed, plan to weld in some welding nuts to bolt them on to. Off course these will be in the way if I plan to do serious engine or gearbox work...
Here's the complete drawing then:
The beams will be made of two layers, one folded as a beam, the other (bottom end) just flat and spotwelded together, just like the real thing... Thought of using some 3mm or 4mm material, or 4mm flat and 3mm folded....
Here's a MK3 bottom pic as a reference of the idea:
And will order a pair of these bottom mounts:
To restore the front end because it has some rust and one of the bottom mounts has partially come loose....
While replacing this I am taking the engine out and get the whole engine bay sorted and all rusty bits cleaned up.
Over at where I work we have a hydrolic sheet folding bench and cutting machines, so I can make beams etc. I have already planned on making the GTE front crossmember myself (the one in front of the radiator) and was thinking of creating a subframe to get the front end stiff as concrete. Made a sketch and wondered what you guys think of it...
This part I planned to weld in place as it will not be in the way:
It'll brace the two bottom mounts together nicely and I already have a Vectra/MK3 rear gearbox mount with rubber, which has two threads downwards instead of two bolts upwards (which are a real pain to fit!!)
And then I planned on connecting the front to the back side of the engine bay with two beams that can be removed, plan to weld in some welding nuts to bolt them on to. Off course these will be in the way if I plan to do serious engine or gearbox work...
Here's the complete drawing then:
The beams will be made of two layers, one folded as a beam, the other (bottom end) just flat and spotwelded together, just like the real thing... Thought of using some 3mm or 4mm material, or 4mm flat and 3mm folded....
Here's a MK3 bottom pic as a reference of the idea:
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