Luke's Minibus 1st V6 24v cosworth now fitting a 2JZGTE

[BROWNYS V6]

nudge
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/nos-kit-redtop-c2 ... 230c8fb9bd

[madbri]

nudge
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/nos-kit-redtop-c2 ... 230c8fb9bd

mr brown i think luke will b poo ing he,s paints enough

[AndyJ2506]

thats a good call but it would look better in a cossied mk3

[Luke]

I think a roll cage should be included in this plan

noooo if i roll it i might aswell go with it i'd be that gutted

nudge
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/nos-kit-redtop-c2 ... 230c8fb9bd

no nos .................. just yet

I bet it'll just sit there and spin the planet beneath it!!!

like that

[oldskooler]

this thread keeps getting better!! awesome stuff luke, cant believe how snugly it fits in there. from my experience in drifting, these things seem to be as tough as old boots seeing the abuse i see getting thrown at them!!

[Luke]

these things seem to be as tough as old boots seeing the abuse i see getting thrown at them!!

lets hope so i dont fancy buying another

my exhaust manifold arrived today i'd heard a lot of bad things about the ebay manifolds - basically they are copies of the very expensive tuning company ones and some have questionable welding and finishing but this is very good i will have to cut off the pipe for the blow off valve off and reweld it facing the other direction as it's going to foul on the steering column but aside from that it looks very good

now i'm looking into some bushes for the engine mounts - i think the standard ford ones wont be up to the job and the toyota ones have allready proved not up to it as both were split once ive got the bushes i can get on with making the mounts

[BROWNYS V6]

luke if you wanted to use ford ones,my boss bought the superflex type for the sierra rally car and so far have not broke them

[Luke]

wasnt sure about those - is the vibration transfer bad i still want it to be a nice drive

i was thinking of making something like a wcxm with a couple of transit rear leafspring bushes ................ soft and strong

mk1/2 escorts use mk1/2 leafspring bushes for theirs, as this is a bigger heavier engine i though transit bushes

[BROWNYS V6]

eer dunno it aint got a rubber bush anywhere, so its harsh as fook
got wcxm on me rs and thats horrible too,cant you get uprated jap ones

boss bought these,how much
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ford-Sierra-XR4x4 ... 563714fefc

[Luke]

got wcxm on me rs and thats horrible too,cant you get uprated jap ones

yeah but they seem to be rather expensive for whats basically a bit of metal and rubber

[AndyJ2506]

How about one of these mate http://www.lancerregister.com/showthrea ... light=blox they're for an evo so not sure if you can make them fit but they are a pretty awesome bit of kit
Talking about the blox roll stopper by the way not the powerflex one

[MinorMatt]

Slightly off the wall...

But could you use 2 mounts on each side?

[Luke]

How about one of these mate http://www.lancerregister.com/showthrea ... light=blox they're for an evo so not sure if you can make them fit but they are a pretty awesome bit of kit
Talking about the blox roll stopper by the way not the powerflex one

interesting reading but i think the blox one will be too hard, infact i think the powerflex one will too

But could you use 2 mounts on each side?

hmmmm dunno about that

ive done a bit of googling and there's quite a science to rubber hardness's but i think it boils down to stronger mounts = more vibration

might try the later toyota mounts http://www.supraforums.com/forum/showth ... p?t=365091 they seem to be a bit stronger as they are encased in metal, then again it says they increase vibrations

[madbri]

luke could u not use some mounts of a 7.5 leyland? or somthing simular? just theve got to be strong the amout of tourque they sling out and the weight?

[MattBlackMinibus]

Genuine standard mounts.
Should last a few years at least, and ride comfort will be factory.