Andre Hedrick

If anyone has a pair of old ones I can play with, please let me know.
I am looking to take one completely apart and search for other candidates to fill the gap and function and the other is for the side by side physical comparison.

Andre Hedrick

There appears to be a candidate from a 1991-97 Ford with a 4.6L/5.0L motor which has the engine collapse lock built into the mount. These are hydraulic mounts also.

There also appears to be the mid 80's 5.0 mustang mount could work with only having to drill two new holes on each side of the cross member.

Andre Hedrick

There is another candidate style too, but the collapse locks have to be used from 83 and newer, or something else to do the same work.

Andre Hedrick

This looks more interesting than the rest, a mid 80's Benz mount that just might slip into the gutted early motor mount.

Andre Hedrick

I know sometimes I post a list of thoughts like a blog; however, in this case, I want some feedback from folks. Even if it is just from the 77-82 group of owners. If you happen to have old worn out even broken early motor mounts please hang on to them for me and I will pay for postage and such.

Anyways, I think I also found some candidates for transmission mounts too from a few BMW's and Benz's from the mid to late 80's. Additional there appears to be some other modern Audi and AMG Benz mounts that could be candidates for MM's too.

whatudrivin

Very interested to see where this goes. I am sure that I will need motor mounts at some point in my project and once that time comes I am hoping that there is an alternative. If you get something by then I'll be glad to let you have my old ones.

soontobered84

Brad,
You should have the old square virtually indestructable motor mounts. They don't generally need replacement.

Andre Hedrick

I have these too, but 31 years and the pass side is fallen by 50%.

Brad you need to save your old mounts as I am looking how to reuse the top frame and the bottom tang if possible. Each of the candidates above assume the top frame is recovered for reuse.

whatudrivin

Gotcha. It will be a while before I replace them but when I do hopefully you will have some results with rebuilds and I could send you these as a core or something.

Ducman82

hows this? i found my old ones

Andre Hedrick

No top metal frame

SeanR

This one looks like it might be close to an adaption to our trans mounts.

Ducman82

no top frame.... left them at buddies shop, and they got pitched......

Andre Hedrick

Nah, you want more like off the Ford mini-van trans mount like is.

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Also the EVO 10 motor mount is a candidate.

Andre Hedrick

After hanging out with some the Integra tuner kids, I found out they make their own bushings and mounts. I am getting more information about their process, but it may be possible to take old mounts, clean off the rubber, install the two metal parts into a jig and pour int the urethane materials.