fao peeps with ITB's

[geesus69]

is it just common practice to stick a nut and bolt with a couple of washers either side onto the engine mount hole that is left after removing the standard inlet?

i know someone that did this but because the metal there is pretty thin it cracked (either due to overtightening or because it couldnt handle the movement of the engine?)

any better solution?

 

[sideways danny]

you need an angled spacer. Also you really need to re-enforce where the bolt that would go into the lower inlet is now missing. I've made up brackets to take up this play, but they're always 1 off

 

[geesus69]

any pics floating around to show what you mean danny?

or do you fancy making me a bracket?

 

[sideways danny]

got no pics, and it'd be a measure, cut, try, repeat process to make it. Could do, dont have a workshop of my own though and you're FAR

 

[geesus69]

damn

could you explain in detail what the best solution is? do i make some sort of bracket that fits under the mount to spread the load? rather than it being concentrated on that piss thin piece of metal?

 

[powey]

Ive no idea what any of you mean but could a lifting eye be used?

 

[sideways danny]

the bit where the upper mount bolts to the pulley cover just needs a spacer with an angle cut on it then bolt it together.

the lower part of the pulley cover needs a bracket attaching that also bolts to the front of the head. A piece of angle iron with holes cut in the right place and a couple of nuts and bolts would do the job

 

[geesus69]

right i think i get you danny (im studying a pic as i read it lol)

why the angle on the spacer? (apologies if thats a dumb question? lol)

 

[sideways danny]

look at the bits you're trying to bolt together, you'll see why. It's angled underneath, you dont get it bolted up tight like that

 

[geesus69]

ah that makes sense

sorry for the dumb questions, i'm nowhere near the car to have a look otherwise im sure i could work out what you meant

cheers danny

 

[Fred@BTM]

i'll get you pic's of danny's/gdi's handywork tomorrow to give you an idea

 

[sideways danny]

i'll get you pic's of danny's/gdi's handywork tomorrow to give you an idea

really? LOL

What car was that on?

 

[Fred@BTM]

dunno if you had anything to do with it, its the T.A. engine, it has what you describe

 

[sideways danny]

ah yeah. I didn't do that one, that was Rich. Function over form TBH, but it took out a shitload of flex in the mount/cover

 

[geesus69]

i'll get you pic's of danny's/gdi's handywork tomorrow to give you an idea

that would be be awesome Fred, cheers

 

[geesus69]

any luck getting a pic for me fred?

 

[Fred@BTM]

yeah i'll whack it up tonight

 

[geesus69]

top man

 

[geesus69]

sorry Fred i know you are busy, any chance of the pics?

 

[Fred@BTM]

yes mine fuhrer!

heading down the workshop shortly

 

[geesus69]

lol cheers

i'm a bit eager as everything i need to get it running has turned up this week, so all being well it might be out on the road this weekend (might even get to take it to croft on monday)

i don't fancy driving it on yorkshire's finest tarmac without that mount properly secured though :S