gearbox/engine mounts in offroad competition buggies?

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 14 Apr 2006, 6:29 pm

#475924

I'm interested to see some pics of how people mount their engines and gearboxes in offroad cars.

Do you solid mount them?
Where do you support the front of the tranny (kombi boxes)? Do you use a Berg style front mount? Do you have 3 supports? nosecone, belhousing and engine? or just nosecone and engine?

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subibaja Wolfsburg Wizard

501 posts · joined Sep 2005 · 17 Apr 2006, 9:44 pm

#477074

customs kombi box kit and i made up engine mounts in the cage which is part of the roll cage

nothing moves at all more than its supposed to with the standard engine mounts that is

anyone who says it's bad to put subaru motors in vw's.....
hasnt got a clue about smoooooooooth

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4,674 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 18 Apr 2006, 5:16 pm

#477352

I'll have a dig at ya Terry.....were'd ya race it last?

As for the Offroad race buggies I've seen that are running Kombi boxes, yes they are solid mounted, and yes with 3 mounts.

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subibaja Wolfsburg Wizard

501 posts · joined Sep 2005 · 18 Apr 2006, 11:16 pm

#477613

beams road tonight

bloody 180sx wouldn,t get out of my way so i got him up the hill before the highway

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terry

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seagull Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,979 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 20 Apr 2006, 12:46 am

#478137

This is what we hold the v8 toyota in my mates off roader .It a toyota landcruser shackel bush .Good for 200kw Peter .

The photo is on my subaru trike frame holding the type three auto in Place .

I have orders for many of these for us guys fitting wrx / rs motors in our rides .:alien

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Desert Moose Cut Cut Cut

2,098 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 20 Apr 2006, 1:14 am

#478146

Or you could use one of the best kits on the market and do it right......lol :P

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4,979 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 20 Apr 2006, 1:30 am

#478149

Funny how this grows 😵‍💫

does the welding meet Au/ns 1554 ?

looks good mate > even from my house ! & glad you cleaned your desk up its well over due !

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mackaymanx Custom Title Time!

1,611 posts · joined Jan 2006 · 20 Apr 2006, 9:18 am

#478186

I like that design, it dosen't use the engine mounting bolts to secure it.How much are you asking for those? You need to put them on your web site.

[ Edited on 19-4-2006 by mackaymanx ]

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3,119 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 20 Apr 2006, 1:50 pm

#478259

Desert Moose wrote:Or you could use one of the best kits on the market and do it right......lol :P

That's the kit I've seen before in race cars. I had a mate that tried to copy it and make his own, took him forever and it was never right. Buying one that's laser cut and welded together seems like a much better option 🙂

[ Edited on 20-4-2006 by Baja Wes ]

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pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 20 Apr 2006, 6:20 pm

#478353

what does the front mount weld onto?

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1,611 posts · joined Jan 2006 · 20 Apr 2006, 7:07 pm

#478378

i think it's set up for a tubular frame chassis

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2,098 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 20 Apr 2006, 8:43 pm

#478438

mackaymanx wrote:I like that design, it dosen't use the engine mounting bolts to secure it.How much are you asking for those? You need to put them on your web site.

I would love to have time to do this...Sneak-e is doing my web site and I need to do his car first.....lol
If you want info on these call me.. its that easy 😉

and its for Baja's and buggies I do have a race frame type one as well though.

pete wood wrote:what does the front mount weld onto?

it welds to the beam I will email the instructions

[ Edited on 20-4-06 by Desert Moose ]

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 21 Apr 2006, 11:23 am

#478636

ta. 👍

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Desert Moose Cut Cut Cut

2,098 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 22 Apr 2006, 12:59 pm

#479003

mackaymanx wrote:How much are you asking for those?

$380 😉

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1,184 posts · joined May 2004 · 29 Apr 2006, 10:18 pm

#482077

moose can one of those be fitted into a street beetle...for a wrx conversion? :s

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#482145

I will tell you when they come back from Unique metal work just down the road from Chris .
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1,184 posts · joined May 2004 · 30 Apr 2006, 2:52 am

#482148

are these for mounting kombi boxes or beetle ones?. cos kombi ones are wider arent they?

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1,611 posts · joined Jan 2006 · 20 May 2006, 12:25 pm

#490581

Found these on The Samba

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mackaymanx Custom Title Time!

1,611 posts · joined Jan 2006 · 20 May 2006, 12:28 pm

#490583

This is your style mount isn't it Desert Moose

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 20 May 2006, 5:41 pm

#490641

there are lots of these in the EMPI catalog...
what they actually fit I'm not too sure....

A lot of work in that one shown...
someone has a jig or two....

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5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 20 May 2006, 6:04 pm

#490645

Some nice work on display here, but if you are just looking for a kit to retain Beetle box in a standard chassis for, say, under 120hp at the wheels, I have a 'two-strap' one here... is it worth $50?
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2,098 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 20 May 2006, 6:28 pm

#490663

mackaymanx wrote:This is your style mount isn't it Desert Moose

Sure is..... Sorry I forgot all about this tread

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930 posts · joined Dec 2004 · 20 May 2006, 11:27 pm

#490764

Looks like a good setup to me.

Could be good in my buggy

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pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

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#494147

where did you find that pic?

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#494166

I got it from http://www.shoptalkforums.com/index.php Mick H posted the site previously. I can't find the exact link(it's a seperate site from inside one of the posts).
From what I can gather these mounts are made by http://www.mckenzies.com/ (I think moose imports them, Not sure) site is a pain as it dosn't show any pictures.

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Found it http://myweb.cableone.net/stevearndt/baja/baja.htm

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mackaymanx wrote:I got it from http://www.shoptalkforums.com/index.php Mick H posted the site previously. I can't find the exact link(it's a seperate site from inside one of the posts).
From what I can gather these mounts are made by http://www.mckenzies.com/ (I think moose imports them, Not sure) site is a pain as it dosn't show any pictures.

[ Edited on 29-5-2006 by mackaymanx ]

Yes I do import them, and yes they are the same ones as McKenzies sell as we buy them from the same place.

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#501776

Same more mount Pics

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=221810

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