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Originally posted by LINCOLN

Awesome.

Next time ask DBA niceley to provide you with undrilled mounting hats - they will do it if you nag [;^)]

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....I thought I'd just draw up and machine my own... There was a truncated timetable to meet All Ford Day, but maybe should have "nagged" them more...

What is the hat? Ford GT?

I meant commodore.

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Originally posted by LINCOLN

I meant commodore.

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....Think of it as 5 holes on a PCD, no need to be using that language on the forum[(#)][88][;^)]

Haha.

You could machine a new top for the hat.

I think it is thick enough - would cost alot less in material.

BTW - what is the sperical bearing arrangement on the strut going off the pic?

Stabiliser of some kind?

engine strut... poor mans work cup crossmember [88]

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Originally posted by Mickas

engine strut... poor mans work cup crossmember [88]

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In this case that is BS.[;^)] The World Cup X (WCX) member though seemingly the best idea/solution (leaf bushes with the captured bolt) is far too stiff and its ability to properly dampen the vibration of the engine is lost. Unwanted vibration from an engine is damaging. There is also another method to the madness and that is that the engine strut stops the head of the engine from twisting about its axis and across where by taking out the heater hoses and splitting them. Some might argue that the WCX member is the solution, but from experience the next thing to break will be the x member itself. The engine strut solution, allows the original engine mounts to be used and alleviates the twisting that is seen from the high torque of the engine. Weighing up the pros and cons this solution was chosen.[:0]

Where does it mount on engine?

Cannot see many other pics.

I am using 30 yr old rubber leaf springs bushes in my wcxm. These should have softened enough with age to eliminate a some of those issues. Urethane bushes in a wcxm is worse, never seen a wcxm break though. not knocking your setup, my bmw has one from factory, and germans know what they are doing