Modifying Engine Mounts

[billwill]

I don't think so. But it looks as if it is even easier to lift the body off that chassis than an Elan.

It would take a whole rugby team though not the usual 6 people, hence corresponding extra beer cost.

[vstibbard]

Iv'e sued the original uprated Kelsport version on my 26R, small diameter bush,the high rev vibrations through the car were very noticeable. The are a nice solution and well made, I'd suggest buy the the larger bush version if you prefer these over TTR.

I'll use either the Later version or make our own using old mounts like those in this thread.

Cheers

V

[2cams70]

The standard Elan engine mount is a 1959 Ford Anglia part. No wonder it's stressed in the Elan application having originally been designed for a 39HP 997cc engine !. Unfortunately the Ford mount was quite a different design from the Cortina onward and not backward compatible.

[elanner]

The "heavy duty" engine mounts mentioned above by 1owner69Elan are available in the US from Ray at R.D. Enterprises. As mentioned, the void at the top is completely filled with rubber.

Mine have done around 10,000 miles and don't seem any the worse for wear. Although the paint has flaked off the exhaust side mount due to the heat. I'm still pondering on how to alleviate this problem - cover the mount or wrap the down-pipes?

Nick

[fatboyoz]

Nick,
Lotus Marques in Melbourne makes a tidy exhaust side heat shield. I fitted one to my Elan several years ago.

http://www.lotusmarques.com/parts/datas ... eat-shield

Cheers,
Colin.

The "heavy duty" engine mounts mentioned above by 1owner69Elan are available in the US from Ray at R.D. Enterprises. As mentioned, the void at the top is completely filled with rubber.

Mine have done around 10,000 miles and don't seem any the worse for wear. Although the paint has flaked off the exhaust side mount due to the heat. I'm still pondering on how to alleviate this problem - cover the mount or wrap the down-pipes?

Nick

[elanner]

Colin,

Thanks, this looks like a nice solution. I considered trying to make something similar myself but realized that I'd make an ugly mess of it. It looks like tolerances are quite tight if there's going to be a worthwhile air gap and room to fit a socket or ring spanner.

Lotus Marques still sells them, at AUS$20. Currently trying to place my order....

Nick

[CBUEB1771]

[quote="elanner"]It looks like tolerances are quite tight if there's going to be a worthwhile air gap and room to fit a socket or ring spanner./quote]

I bought one of these heat shields and it fits very nicely. I don't have a photo at hand but I used ARP bolts with a reduced 12-point bolt head. I believe these are 7/16 AF, or perhaps smaller. No problem which wrench clearance using these bolts.

[l10tus]

I had a similar problem.

QED can supply heavy duty mounts, where all the voids are completley in-filled with vulcanised rubber.

A little bit more expensive compared to the standard 'weak' mounts - but have completley cured the issues with webers banging on the footwell.

By the way, my original weak mounts didn't even last untill the engine turned over for the first time, installed at the begining of my refurbishment - failed before use 4years later!

[elanner]

Having purchased a Lotus Marques heat shield about a year ago I finally decided to fit it yesterday. At which point I discovered that it wasn't possible to get it in place without totally disconnecting the engine mount. Not the end of the world but more than I wanted to do in the time I had available, so I postponed for another day.

Has anybody managed to fit this shield with everything in situ? I think I could fit mine if I remove the lug for the top rear mounting bolt. This would result in the shield being held in place by two mount bolts rather than three, which seems reasonable, if not perfect.

(This is not a complaint about the shield - it's a nice piece. It's just me being too lazy to remove the entire engine mount.)

Nick

[john.p.clegg]

Nick
I'm not there so don't know...how about making the holes into slots ? , would that help ?

John

[elanner]

John,

Thanks for the suggestion, but the issue is that the lug at the top rear corner fouls the headers as I try to position the heat shield over the mount. As we all know, the headers run close to the mount, so there's not much space to play with. Unfortunately slotted bolt holes wouldn't help here.

So unless somebody has figured out a neat trick to this little puzzle I'll either completely remove the mount or cut the lug off.

Nick