Original Engine Mounts - Converted To Urethane Bushings.
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 11:05 pm
Hi Guys, hope you have a few spare minutes, got
something here you might want to see.
A twin cam engine mount conversion project...
another job completed while rebuilding the S2 elan.
The engine mounts were due for replacement especially
the broken engine mount on the exhaust side.
I get a bit tired of replacing these old mounts. So it was time for
a rethink, the first thoughts were to dismantle the mounts,
remove all of the old rubber, and prepare the old mounts, before
setting them up in a special holding jig in order to pour urethane
into the cavity where the old rubber resided.
Then we decided to go in another direction.
Why not use the outer metal shell of the old mounts, and
re-manufacture the rest of the mount to suit.
During the project, we took some photos, but then decided
to shoot some video as well, now the video is nothing fancy,
it was shot on my old Nokia mobile phone, so there?s a bit
of hand held shake, and a bit of roll with the footage, but I reckon
you'll get the gist of what it's about, and there's some voice
over audio to help explain things.
I hope you'll enjoy watching how the project evolved.
We can?t yet vouch for how good or bad the new urethane
engine mounts are going to be, because the S2 elan wont be
on the road for a few months yet. But if they don't work, we
still have two old original mounts as a back up.
Please note: We are ?Not marketing? these mounts,
this was strictly an "in house trial project" to see if this idea
will work, and we thought we would share this with you.
If you have enough nous, i.e. (Engineering tools & skills) you
should be able to carry out the same kind of project, but
only if you know what you are doing, as there is a bit
of tricky work involved in the project, it's a job that is best
done with the body off the chassis, as in during a rebuild/restoration.
The vids have been shot on the go, they are short, and to
the point and provided as general information for the twin
Cam - lotus elan owner...
These videos have already been widely seen by the guys
on our private lotus list, and many reckon it's a great idea,
my guess is the vids are bound to produce some lively
discussion here.
You may agree, or disagree with the project, but I'm willing
to experiment to find more reliable solutions to the component
failures that occur on these older cars.
Let the show begin:
Part 1.
http://youtu.be/ajrg1ylXKUU
Part 2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4qMLOR_qCw
Part 3.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE-9B-Ed2es
Enjoy.
Ceejay
something here you might want to see.
A twin cam engine mount conversion project...
another job completed while rebuilding the S2 elan.
The engine mounts were due for replacement especially
the broken engine mount on the exhaust side.
I get a bit tired of replacing these old mounts. So it was time for
a rethink, the first thoughts were to dismantle the mounts,
remove all of the old rubber, and prepare the old mounts, before
setting them up in a special holding jig in order to pour urethane
into the cavity where the old rubber resided.
Then we decided to go in another direction.
Why not use the outer metal shell of the old mounts, and
re-manufacture the rest of the mount to suit.
During the project, we took some photos, but then decided
to shoot some video as well, now the video is nothing fancy,
it was shot on my old Nokia mobile phone, so there?s a bit
of hand held shake, and a bit of roll with the footage, but I reckon
you'll get the gist of what it's about, and there's some voice
over audio to help explain things.
I hope you'll enjoy watching how the project evolved.
We can?t yet vouch for how good or bad the new urethane
engine mounts are going to be, because the S2 elan wont be
on the road for a few months yet. But if they don't work, we
still have two old original mounts as a back up.
Please note: We are ?Not marketing? these mounts,
this was strictly an "in house trial project" to see if this idea
will work, and we thought we would share this with you.
If you have enough nous, i.e. (Engineering tools & skills) you
should be able to carry out the same kind of project, but
only if you know what you are doing, as there is a bit
of tricky work involved in the project, it's a job that is best
done with the body off the chassis, as in during a rebuild/restoration.
The vids have been shot on the go, they are short, and to
the point and provided as general information for the twin
Cam - lotus elan owner...
These videos have already been widely seen by the guys
on our private lotus list, and many reckon it's a great idea,
my guess is the vids are bound to produce some lively
discussion here.
You may agree, or disagree with the project, but I'm willing
to experiment to find more reliable solutions to the component
failures that occur on these older cars.
Let the show begin:
Part 1.
http://youtu.be/ajrg1ylXKUU
Part 2.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4qMLOR_qCw
Part 3.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE-9B-Ed2es
Enjoy.
Ceejay