Engine Mount Fabrication - Lots Of Pics.

[bubs]

Just thought some might like to see the gearbox mount and engine mounts I made for a RB20DET in to a BMW E36.

For more detail on the swap go here. http://www.eurocca.net/forums/showthread.php?t=17736

Gearbox mount

Gearbox crossmember is a single piece of 8mm plate with a section piece of 40x40x4 RHS on top.

Here it is installed.

Engine mounts

Here are the piece which are to be welded to the original BMW crossmember, these are cut with a 4 inch grinder from 4mm plate.

Tacked together

Here are the welded left and right profiles

welded to original crossmember

Close up of welding

Reinstalled in car with Nissan Patrol engine mount in place

Notice plate on engine mount rubber and plate bolted to the block.

Started by making a plate to join the two and tacked together.

Once I had it tacked I pulled it out and boxed it in.

Welded out ready for paint.

Reinstalled.

Now repeat.

Job finished

[GTRsean]

Very, very nice work there.

[VB-]

agreed. good sh*t!

oh btw, why all the holes? minor weight saving?

Edited March 2, 2007 by VB-

[88silhouette]

EXCELLENT work mate!!

[Craved]

Very neat work

this done with a MIG or TIG ?

[rb26s13]

looks like mig to me

[bubs]

agreed. good sh*t!

oh btw, why all the holes? minor weight saving?

Factory appearence

[bubs]

Very neat work

this done with a MIG or TIG ?

MIG

[grandmasterb]

Great write up bubs

Pictures tell a thousand words

How far away is the car from being in all working order???

GMB

[bubs]

these pictures were from september last year, the car has been driving since late october.

Buddy

[someonestolecc]

Fantastic work - thanks for the post up

[XtremeChief]

hey mate thats a champion effort good to see people stepping steel

Edited March 13, 2007 by XtremeChief

[kristafa]

i know this work

car still going strong - i pulled the motor out and am wiretucking/respraying the engine bay, bubs is plating the mounts for bling factor.

[VB-]

what did you do to bend the gearbox crossmemeber?

[Bliksem]

nice work, some nice welds there looks like a proffessional job