260ZRED Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 Just started making my motor mounts/spacers in metalshop today. Can anyone tell me just how precise the pieces HAVE to be to the book specification? One of my first .5 inch spacers turned out to be 3 and 7/8 instead of the whole 4 inches.. is this OK or does each piece have to be perfect (or close to perfect?) What do you guys think.. is 1/8 that critical to start over? Thanks for any advice guys. oh and any tips on making them - please share! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Want aZ Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 260Z, Thanks for the Idea!!! Just started TIG Welding this semester....I see a complete set of Motor Mounts in my Very Near Future, as well as a Custom Engine Stand!!! Damon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 If you are JUST talking about the spacers themselves, it probably won't make that much of a difference if you are off only a hair or so. Just keep the tolerances as close as possible to what they specify. Make sure that the bolt holes are perfect in the set back plates or you'll be hating life trying to get them on the engine block. Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260ZRED Posted August 22, 2003 Author Share Posted August 22, 2003 You might wanna hold off on that engine stand just untill you become better at welding! Dont want a 400 pound engine dropping cause of a bad weld.. (I accidently broke one of our engine stands today while leaning on it) The $#%@er was welded so bad the base and then one of the support arms just came apart. Go figure... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HICKL Posted August 22, 2003 Share Posted August 22, 2003 260ZRED, What part of houston are you in? I run a rather large machine shop in Humble (about 20 minutes from downtown). Anyway, I made all my brackets and would be happy to help out. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260ZRED Posted August 22, 2003 Author Share Posted August 22, 2003 I'm in Northwest Houston, about an hour away from downtown (with no traffic) - yeah right! The spacers/mounts are coming out pretty decent, Im taking my time and doing it the right way. The only thing is that they're heavy - all we got is steel plates in 1/4" and 1/2" thickness.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumo Posted August 23, 2003 Share Posted August 23, 2003 A friend of mine did the mounts and the aluminium spacers for me, he said the motor mount holes are off by a little bit on the book drawing. Make sure you check your actual motor mount on the drawing before drilling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260ZRED Posted August 24, 2003 Author Share Posted August 24, 2003 Thanks for the tips guys... Sumo how did you make that grill? Can you post some close up pics? That looks bad-ass, I sense another metal shop project!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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