mattyice Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 just seeing if anyone has experience with these mounts or not? would you recommend getting them? or should i just get the vildini cradle? i would much rather get the Vildini cradle but then i have to make my own tranny mount...if they can get extremely close to the firewall placement like Vildini can on their custom installs then it would be worth the price i think... the i thought of the problem that when i switch out to the R200 300ZX rear end would i just tell them its the 260Z/280Z type 3 kit even though my car is a 71 240? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bankai Dan Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 mattyice The guys at mckinney e-mailed me some pics of an sr with their mounts, as soon as i get off work i'll post em up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bankai Dan Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 here are the pics, sorry for taking up so much bandwidth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyice Posted February 5, 2008 Author Share Posted February 5, 2008 thanks dan those will definitely come in handy! do you happen to know if they use the SR20 mounts? or do you have to use the L24 mounts? also i wonder if they can come down at all in price, that is some expensive pricing they have going on over there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast-datsun Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 We (McKinney Motorsports ) offer kits for 70-73 early and late 73 to 78, For the SR20 and the RB motors; radiators, intercooler kits, down pipes(stock style turbos) full 3" exhaust and other motor and supension parts...wiring conversion for all SR20 and RB motors. 951-304-9300/1045 Our kit use custom polyurthane mounts!!!!!!! for engine and trans in street and race style... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bankai Dan Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Ah...you beat me to it. I just got your guys' e-mail about the mounts. I also asked Mckinney about a group buy possibility and the answer was yes, said discount would be based on number of people if anybody is interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyice Posted February 5, 2008 Author Share Posted February 5, 2008 mark me down dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast-datsun Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 want the mounts call me for a deal Mack Mckinney 951-304-9300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDM RICE Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 any pictures of the RB mounts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast-datsun Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 will post up pic's tomorrow.. Mack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrism Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Mack made my mounts and they place the RB20 right where it needed to go. Solved lots of problems and gave me more room infront of the motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240Z_Master Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 IMPORTANT Just remember, Nissan made 3 different transmission mounts from 70-78. The series 1 240Z is different, and the series 2 240Z is a bit different. Finally the 280Z style which I think was used in the 260Z as well is a completely different mount. The 240Z's have pins that bolt up into the chassis while the 280Z style is a slide through pin from the side. I think this is why a lot of people say fab your own tranny mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240Z_Master Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 here are the pics, sorry for taking up so much bandwidth This tranny mount is completely useless for 240Z style mounts unless you plan to add brackets to the inside of your transmission tunnel, which at that point is no longer a bolt in. Works perfect for 260's and 280s. Just my $0.02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast-datsun Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 WE offer all 3 style trans mount to go with our kits Just let us know what year you car is...see web site for call for more info... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240Z_Master Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Well I'm glad to see that McKinney has recognized that there are different types of mounts now... However I still think the website information is a bit off still. According to the website the breakdown of the years are as follows... 70-73 240z TYPE 1 73 LATE 240 Z TYPE 2 260/280 Z IS TYPE 3 I'm almost 100% certain that 70-73 should not be bracketed as one type as there are Series 1 and Series 2 240Z that are different in transmission mounting locations, however they do have a valid disclaimer saying you should contact them with the production year which would determine the correct transmission mount to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast-datsun Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 WE are refining the trans mounts on the fly as we get different cars in the shop. By the Datsun drawings we have there are 3 different trans mounts from 69-78, but we know production changes, do not always get updated. Any help and info would be helpful....contact me or email Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi303 Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Is this SR20 mounting, a cradle that mounts into the existing mounts and then holds the SR20 in itself. Or a mount set that is welded to the chassis? If they're new mounts welded to the chassis in place of the old ones, can they be fitted without removing the L28 mounts in a 280ZX? or do the L28 mounts have to be torched off to clear the space for the SR20 mounts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast-datsun Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Is this SR20 mounting, a cradle that mounts into the existing mounts and then holds the SR20 in itself. Or a mount set that is welded to the chassis? If they're new mounts welded to the chassis in place of the old ones, can they be fitted without removing the L28 mounts in a 280ZX? or do the L28 mounts have to be torched off to clear the space for the SR20 mounts? You get a new cradle, old mounts get cut out. , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCAKES Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 i am thinking about doing the SR20 swap. does this kit require the mounts to be welded into place or is it a bolt in swap like the JCI install? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 That 'style one' catch all by '240z Master' is misleading as well. My 72 and 73 240Z's have the fore-aft pin attachment like my 260/280/280ZX. Maybe the early 'screws into the bottom up' is just for the earlier cars, and automatics, but by 1973, the mount is pretty much standardized till the end of the S130 run. For Standard Shift cars, that is...the Automatics ceased getting a different style mount at some point as well. Which I think is where he's getting the '70-73 Type 1' designation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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