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Ross Nicol · 06-03-06, 04:30 AM

I'm just in the process of putting my power train back in the car and have come across a crappy design in the RF engine mounts.The engine mounts that bolt between the chassis and engine have an elongated hole for the long bolt to pass through and tighten onto the tube on the chassis mount.
When I took the drivetrain out I found the ends of the tube crushed and bolt/nut loose.My fix for this you can see in the photo below.I welded 16mm high tensile washers to the outside edge of the tube, ground the welds back and then painted all in chassis grey.Now the elongated holes don't cause a problem as the washer supplies a nice flat surface for it when bolt is torqued up.Good upgrade for all RF owners
Ross

06-03-06, 04:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
Ross Nicol ross nicol 10 tenths Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: melbourne austr Posts: 1,066 Rep Power: 20	RF engine mount upgrade I'm just in the process of putting my power train back in the car and have come across a crappy design in the RF engine mounts.The engine mounts that bolt between the chassis and engine have an elongated hole for the long bolt to pass through and tighten onto the tube on the chassis mount. When I took the drivetrain out I found the ends of the tube crushed and bolt/nut loose.My fix for this you can see in the photo below.I welded 16mm high tensile washers to the outside edge of the tube, ground the welds back and then painted all in chassis grey.Now the elongated holes don't cause a problem as the washer supplies a nice flat surface for it when bolt is torqued up.Good upgrade for all RF owners Ross __________________ RF #025 currently racing ZF,Motec injection Lotus Europa S2 De Tomaso Pantera