Scroll to the end if you want to skip the long story...
Dunno if you's are interested or not but I remember some talk of the engine mounts delaminating with bigger HP 6's and flopping around causing ass sorts of havoc.
Thought some of you might like to see what I did with my VN engine mount. Might be something to think about for 202 mounts??
A while ago I replaced both my engine mounts as they had completely collapsed and were sitting on the crossmember. Simple job until I came across this-
DSC_13742.jpg 104.41K
0 downloads
That's not a greasy nipple, that's a very old rounded-off-years-ago nut. WASN'T ME!
So a straight forward job took over 5 frOcking hours by the time I got in that really frOcking awkward spot to remove that frOcking #@$^%& nut!
Was not too happy when I shoved the engine around by the inlet manifold to see how firm it was only to find I could shove it back and forth 3 or 4 cm each way!
Thought I've been given Ford mounts? (Soft as cheese. And that's the high tensile metal... 
You had to be there.)
Fast forward. Buggered mounts=exhaust hits the floor. Exhaust cracked. Trans leaked. Got 2nd hand Genie extractors. Fixed trans leak while exhaust off. Fit new exhaust.
S#!t. Soft mounts will wreck my new (old) exhaust! 
Had a look at 'tuffmounts' Too expensive for me! Aluminium didn't seem like a good choice of material, and didn't think what looks like panhard rod bushes would last very long...
Ebay time. If you've ever searched for 'Bush' or 'Suspension' on Ebay you'd understand how long I spent looking. 
50 tabs open, got confused, picked something that looked 'about right' and bought it. $17.ish
Got some heavy-ass suspension thingy off a Mitsubishi Delica. Not what I was expecting? Turns out it's a front trailing arm bush and it's hydraulic filled! Sweet!
DSC_19902.jpg 40.33K
0 downloads
A Masters hardware opened just near work. Took the bush looking for a tube it would fit in. Nothing! Until I found, Yes, a 'T' connector for a fence! Perfect, sort of.
DSC_19932.jpg 38.3K
0 downloads
DSC_20522.jpg 37.57K
0 downloads
While I was there I found a metal support thingy for square posts youd build a pergola with. Zinc galv sparks ALOT!
Thought I'd cut half of the flat bit at the top to get the staggered bolt/mount heights and fingers crossed the holes were around the right spot for the bush.
DSC_19942.jpg 38.85K
0 downloads
F... that! Too hard to get the angles and the measurements right and get bolts in the right spot. Cut the top off an old mount with the angle grinder!
DSC_21392.jpg 38.97K
0 downloads
DSC_21372.jpg 35.08K
0 downloads
Be nice, I'm working with a gasless mig. Zinc galv sparks ALOT!!
DSC_21482.jpg 37.98K
0 downloads
Bitch to get to. Welding in a square 10x10cm -ish. Did it again sort of 'stitching' right across the old parrot poo. Did I mention? Zinc galv sparks ALOT!!!
DSC_21512.jpg 42.54K
0 downloads
DSC_21722.jpg 34.98K
0 downloads
Bought another pergola post support thicker than before, and the holes were in just the right spot! Bonus. Made a base for the bush holder bit.
Purposely gave it an offset of 5mm so I could put 180deg around if I needed to align the engine left or right to help exhaust clearance.
DSC_21732.jpg 33.21K
0 downloads
DSC_21682.jpg 35.78K
0 downloads
And then...
DSC_22512.jpg 41.25K
0 downloads
DSC_22552.jpg 42.16K
0 downloads
DSC_22572.jpg 50.14K
0 downloads
DSC_22612.jpg 41.06K
0 downloads
