Autocrosser Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Does anyone have any info or suppliers for solid or uprated top subframe mounts? Cheers Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toj28 Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Ive got a set on s manta 400 rep i bought no idea who does them but the bolt goes down through thr leg into the bush 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autocrosser Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 Would you sell them Paul or post a couple of pics of them so I can see what I'd be copying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgsi Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 ya i could do with a pair or two also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toj28 Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Ive spoken to the guy that built the 400r over 20 years ago he had them custom made from alloy he said his reason for this he used it for tarmac and sprits and found the manta wheels felt like steering to far under the car and this made a big diffrence 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toj28 Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 I will post pics off the bush i have a few on the omoc face book page if anyone can acsess it but you will need to enlarge the pic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis K Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I think solid bushes would be way too hard for a road car and would produce a lot of vibration too. You could fill the voids in the original bushes with tigerseal or windscreen bonding to help stiffen them up but again not an ideal solution in my opinion. An uprated polybush would be much better solution for a road car but nobody poduces them. If we got a list of people together who would buy these maybe we could ask Retropower to produce them. Anybody interested? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantasrme Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 Solid mounting the crossmember shouldn't increase the vibrations as the wishbones and engine are all rubber bushed. Most car cross members/ subframes are not rubber bushed. The works rally cars welded 90deg brackets to the bottom of the chassis rail either side and used the bolt through the bush to attach the crossmember to the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autocrosser Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 The works rally cars welded 90deg brackets to the bottom of the chassis rail either side and used the bolt through the bush to attach the crossmember to the car I had considered that but I didn't realise it came from the works cars (I thought it was a bit rough tbh). It sounds like the cheapest and easiest solution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantasrme Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I've got some pics somewhere, I'll dig them out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autocrosser Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 That would be a great help cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autocrosser Posted June 8, 2014 Author Share Posted June 8, 2014 (edited) I've got some pics somewhere, I'll dig them out. Did you manage to find any pics? Also looking for info on what the works cars did with the rear subframe mounting where it bolts through the swan neck. Was this made solid too as there's not really any need for it too be bushed as far as I can see Edited June 8, 2014 by Autocrosser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantasrme Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 I'm sure i've got a better pic somewhere but can't find it currently. For the rear mount they made an alloy bush and also brought a bracket out from the chassis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autocrosser Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 Thanks for the pics David I should have asked about these before I painted!! I'll have to see how much my local engineer will charge to make up the bushes, if there going to cost the earth I might just have to poly bush them instead. I'm surprised someone like yourself or Retropower don't supply mountings like this or the alloy top mounts like Gerry Johnstone use to sell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mantasrme Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 There's not that high a demand for the solid rear bushes as the poly ones are easily available and easy to fit. Also alloy ones would likely work out quite a bit more expensive as its quite a lot of engineer time on a lathe to make a set. As for the solid top mounts again not a huge demand. Also they can lead to issues getting the bolts lined up if the shell isnt mm perfect to the original specs. Welding brackets to the shell with the crossmember aleady in is easier. You can then leave the original top mount in place as extra security and it has the crush tube inside already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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