Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
A NIGHTMARE ON L STREET
Ya it sounds a lot like the title of another lame horror movie. But I'm referring to the header installation again. I thoroughly did NOT enjoy the motor mount swap. It took the better part of the morning. The worst part about it was that it made absolutely no difference on our clearance problem.
We decided to try shimming next. After a few trial and error fits, it looked like we needed a half inch shim to make us barely clear the pitman. Our next step was to take the new replacement motor mount back out that we'd just put in. - Fun times!
After a bit of discussion we decided to weld up the old broken motor mount rather than screw with the good one. By removing the rubber and replacing it with square tubing that's a half inch fatter than the thickness of the rubber.
We'd considered epoxying a half inch metal plate in place but were worried about adhesion. If it ever came out it could cause an accident if a person lost the ability to turn. The old mount had probably tore because we'd been slamming gears. If we weld this one up to be solid we should be able to get by without the need for a torque strap/chain.
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A NIGHTMARE ON L STREET
Ya it sounds a lot like the title of another lame horror movie. But I'm referring to the header installation again. I thoroughly did NOT enjoy the motor mount swap. It took the better part of the morning. The worst part about it was that it made absolutely no difference on our clearance problem.
We decided to try shimming next. After a few trial and error fits, it looked like we needed a half inch shim to make us barely clear the pitman. Our next step was to take the new replacement motor mount back out that we'd just put in. - Fun times!
After a bit of discussion we decided to weld up the old broken motor mount rather than screw with the good one. By removing the rubber and replacing it with square tubing that's a half inch fatter than the thickness of the rubber.
We'd considered epoxying a half inch metal plate in place but were worried about adhesion. If it ever came out it could cause an accident if a person lost the ability to turn. The old mount had probably tore because we'd been slamming gears. If we weld this one up to be solid we should be able to get by without the need for a torque strap/chain.
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