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05-12-08, 12:51 PM
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| | simonjrwinter serial GT40 owner
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Essex, UK GT40: GTD
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Rep Power: 24  | 302 engine mounts
Just tried to fit my 302 onto my Roy Smart engine mounts, but found that it didn't fit! The holes in the mounts when fitted to the engine are at least an inch or so too wide (each side) to fit into the mounts in the chassis. The distance between holes in the chassis mounted mounts (?) is 1ft 3 1/2 inches. Can anyone tell me if this is the standard distance on a GTD?
My local american spares shop tells me there are only one style of 302 mounts in the style I have?
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05-12-08, 01:22 PM
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| | simonjrwinter serial GT40 owner
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Essex, UK GT40: GTD
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Rep Power: 24 | Re: 302 engine mounts
OK, stop panicking.....going to re-drill the mounts that roy made
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05-12-08, 03:46 PM
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| | brettmcc 10 tenths
Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Essex, UK GT40: RSGTD
Posts: 1,287
Rep Power: 19 | Re: 302 engine mounts
Simon,
As I texted you earlier. You should not have to do this at all. Search the Forum and you will find I has this problem. I got my mounts from Roadcraft after having the same problem from Customville (I guess that is where you got them from).
It should be no more than having to get a drift to help them in.
Brett
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Roy Smart GTD Chassis with complete Southern GT Rear modification
Chris Melia Body
Mexican block
Audi 01X that just needs the gear change sorting | |
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05-12-08, 08:29 PM
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| | Brian McCarthy Bronze Supporter
Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Up in the sticks GT40: GTD
Posts: 484
Rep Power: 11 | Re: 302 engine mounts
If you use the rubber bushed engine mounts they will work with Roy's item, but if you upgrade to poly bushed mounts as I did, you may have to re-drill the mounts and dress them down a bit to provide clearance. I know it does not make sense, but that is what I had to do to get my motor down into the chassis.
Brian
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05-14-08, 06:36 AM
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| | brettmcc 10 tenths
Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Essex, UK GT40: RSGTD
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Rep Power: 19 |  Re: 302 engine mounts
Simon,
Before you drill/touch anything, go and read this thread here: Engine Mounts
It has all the information you need to fix, and I think you will find that the pictures are like yours.
Brett
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Roy Smart GTD Chassis with complete Southern GT Rear modification
Chris Melia Body
Mexican block
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05-14-08, 11:23 AM
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| | PDub 6 Tenths
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London, UK GT40: Tornado
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Rep Power: 12 | Re: 302 engine mounts
There are several different mounts for the 302 - I forget the exact year but there is one that has shorter "legs" where it bolts to the block, bringing the holes that bolt to the chassis closer together, i think you may need them.
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Black Tornado TS40 a.k.a. "Black Beauty"
SBF 306 / Edelbrock pack / R21-Turbo box / Quaife LSD
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05-14-08, 12:00 PM
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| | simonjrwinter serial GT40 owner
Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Essex, UK GT40: GTD
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Rep Power: 24 |  Re: 302 engine mounts
Quote:
Originally Posted by PDub  i think you may need them. | Not now I've become friends with the hacksaw!
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