im not sure which section to put this in ... ever seen this before:

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w294/sexyandstylish/SL702758.jpg

those that like to launch their 20vt will have .. the rear mount has a top metal plate to stop a degree of flex in the rubber bush and ends up bent..

well i dont know if anyone else has thought of strengthing this plate to stop it flexing so much like so..

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w294/sexyandstylish/SL702760.jpg

any thoughts would be helpful.

nice work keithc,

i will have a little look at mine as i think it has started to knock (or may be one of my knocks)


over all i think that is a good idea!

I will look into this also as i'm sure mine is also bent.

Mine has a 10mm steel plate!

>=D mwahahah

now THAT'S overkill... is is it jsut overengineering?

Supli-mental: I've got that engine mount off at the moemnt, are there any clearance issues with the 10mm thick plate? Cause I'm going to have a go at making one tomorrow depenging on the availability of material.

hi mate mine is a 5 mm plate and i have no clearence issues, use stainless steel not mild steel as its structure is stronger therefore acting like a much stronger support, im also in the process of fabrication a alloy insert to slide in the drivers side engine mount, (under chassis leg) to again cushion any access unwanted movement.

Just taken mine off and it’s also bent to fccuk so much so that the driveshafts knock on the subframe bolts and the viscous coupling hits my H&S downpipe, guess santa pod takes its toll. It has also bent the part where the two 13mm blots go so I could hammer it back but would prefer a new mount. Keithc do you have a spare 5mm plate as I don’t have time to make one?

As for the driver’s side mount, Barbz sells the proper uprated mount I have one and it’s the dogs.

I've never done things like santa poo's but mine were a little bent anyway.
I hammered it out to flat, and pulled some lines with welder, then cooled quick in water to harden a little.

Here's the Result!

I have found company that can make uprated mounts. Has anyone got any good pics of the other mounts that need uprating as I would like to send them an image to get an idea of prices?

Told a small porkey,my plate is actually 8mm(still bloody thick).
There are no clearance issues,but you might need a longer bolt!
My car was std and the mount had bent,i think its just poor design not to do with being a modified car.

kool. if amyone wants theirs welded , thickend etc pm me. im cheaper than a fabrication shop (cheaper than where i work any way)

Come on guys is there no pic of the other mount (diver’s side), I’ve searched but can't find. Does anybody have one?

So far so good. Regarding the rear gearbox mount we are looking at an “estimated retail” price of £70. The next step is to send up the OE mounts for final confirmation of price. To put this into prospective those that are interested in a proper mount you couldn’t buy these new from Fiat for near that price so it will be a good investment. Once I receive the prototype to test if successful I can offer GB prices for all to benefit from.

Jason, dunno if these will be of any help

Thanks B but for the mean time I am looking at the other two mounts, this mount could be a future upgrade if required. If you want to get this mount made for yourself then PM me.

I'll see how i get on with the oil filed mounts i have instead

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I have managed to send off both mounts (Gearbox & Drivers Side) to the mounting company. They will be looking into these over the next few days and should have a draft design and pricing for me on Monday to review.

Vibratechnics?

I wasn’t going to announce the company name until I have setup a good price for group buys but since you ask yes, Vibra Technics

I'll note my interest in a rear mount here, incase I miss it when it comes round on the GB forum.

Yeah TJ me too as i'm a little abrasive on my car from time to time!

I'll take one of each if they are okay.

guys chill out, when its GB time i'll let you know, i haven't even got a draft technical drawing yet. There are many steps to be done before the product becomes final, GB will be the last thing.

Sure thing, but I'm about to be away for a few weeks.

Something like this:
Rough quote from images
Send OE part for analysis
Design "uprated version" to match my requirements
Review drawings
Redesign any changes after i review them
review drawings again
choose materials etc
Make 1st prototype
test prototype
redesign if needed hopefully test data will allow a reduction in cost
make final prototype
final testing
get ISO approval
arrange GB numbers
tooling for batch production
make the Gb happen

It’s not going to happen in a few weeks, any product I arrange should follow the above. I don't just send off parts and expect the company to make a final product; I get involved in the design & tests but trust their guidance. The last thing we want to happen is a recall. I will keep everyone upto date in this thread until the GB stage is ready.

Thorough mate i like that, keep us posted then.

Vibratechnics mounts are excellent, i have front, rear and gearbox mounts on my golf, they make a big difference to the feel of the front end of the car.

Ok guys just a quick update. Today I received the first prototype from Vibratechnics. At this level it is still a prototype and probably far from the final product. I will be testing this mount when I get some spare time. But the quality looks really good so far

Mmmm, shiny uprated bits, nice.... :-)

I'll be taking out my engine and gearbox in the next month or so and then testing come Feb/March if you need any extra testing bearing in mind i'll be harder on this part than most road going coupes TJ.