Viper Engine Mounts

[kevchard]

Hi Leo
You've been a bit quiet lately, hope all is well with you and family .
Cheers
Kevin

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Originally Posted by kevchard

Hi Leo
You've been a bit quiet lately, hope all is well with you and family .
Cheers
Kevin

Hi Kevin, yes all is well thank you, don't tend to post much of late, you give out good advise based on practical/occupational experience and get balled out by people who should know & pay half a crown to know but in fact don't know. Not this post I hasten to add.

Best regards Leo

[CeeJay]

Thanks Leo - I'll enlarge one of the noles on each bracket and see if that works. I thought that this would be the case but didn't want to mess around with them until I checked!

CeeJay.

[kevchard]

Originally Posted by CeeJay

Thanks Leo - I'll enlarge one of the noles on each bracket and see if that works. I thought that this would be the case but didn't want to mess around with them until I checked!

CeeJay.

Hi Ceejay
Perhaps one of the noles should be turned into a hole .
You got any recent pics?
We are contemplating getting rid of the Alfa with all the selespeed scaremongering people have come up with .
Cheers
Kevin

[CeeJay]

Originally Posted by kevchard

Perhaps one of the noles should be turned into a hole .

Trust you to notice that!

Originally Posted by kevchard

Hi Ceejay
You got any recent pics?

I'd better start taking more pics for this new sva addition thingmebod so I'll post a few up in the next few days.

Originally Posted by kevchard

We are contemplating getting rid of the Alfa with all the selespeed scaremongering people have come up with .

Might not be a bad idea. I know that the selespeed system is pretty good when working, but I have heard horror stories of £1500+ to fix it when it goes wrong.

And trust me - you aint suffered until you have to repair an ailing alfa - I've owned 5 of the buggers and the last (as you already know) was my 164 which cost me about £2500 grand in just 20 months. Great cars but by god they need big money spent on them...

If you want an Italian car with reasonable running costs, a soulful engine, descent handling and, well just a bit different to everything else on the road, then I can recommend a Fiat Coupe 20v - I've had mine for almost a year now and so far all I've had to do to it is general wear and tear items - pads, discs and the clutch - its a great car and puts a grin on my face everytime I drive it - just avoid the turbo - a bit of the fragile side...

CeeJay.

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CeeJay, found this picture which should give you an idea of how it goes

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Ceejay found a picture of the near side also which may help you. Now what chassis do you have is it the Jaguar version I am assuming it is?

Next question is what steering rack are you using?

More importantly how much room have you when engine in position between the foot wells and the rocker cover?

Based on your answer to the above there some things you ought to know before the engine & mountings are finally fixed in.

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Ceejay even beter one here,

[CeeJay]

Many thanks for the pics Leo - I owe you a pint if I make it down to Stoneleigh this year!

I'm using Cortina front suspension but I should be able to use the same type of bracket you have used.

I've just finished modifying my TR8 brackets (In the end I welded up the top hole on each of them and cut a new hole - now the bracket lines up perfectly - many thanks for the tip of using these - they will certainly give me more space than the SD1 would have) so I'll start the chassis to mount brackets tomorrow.

Once again thanks for all your help - now I feel I deserve a beer...

CeeJay.

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Originally Posted by CeeJay

Many thanks for the pics Leo - I owe you a pint if I make it down to Stoneleigh this year!

I'm using Cortina front suspension but I should be able to use the same type of bracket you have used.

I've just finished modifying my TR8 brackets (In the end I welded up the top hole on each of them and cut a new hole - now the bracket lines up perfectly - many thanks for the tip of using these - they will certainly give me more space than the SD1 would have) so I'll start the chassis to mount brackets tomorrow.

Once again thanks for all your help - now I feel I deserve a beer...

CeeJay.

Ceejay I am not an expert on the Cortina set up but any help I can give just give me a shout. Make sure the steering colum is not going to collide with the engine mounting and also check there is plenty of room for your headers, if not modify the foot wells before the engine goes in proper. I have pictures of the correct engine position in relationship to the top & sides of the foot wells if you require them, but of course mine is a Jaguar chassis, get the engine as far back as you can even if it requires putting the battery in the boot. Heater could also go above the passengers side feet right out the way, just some suggestions. I know what it's like building a Viper I've been there Best of luck.