Strapping Down the metro turbo engine!
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Hi all,

Jus finished my metro turbo build, new engine mounts all round, all nice and tight but im still getting too much movement when it boosts up for my liking,

any after market mounts you recomend?

Cheers

mini spares lower gearbox steadies both sides well recommended and polly bushes

that was all i needed almost no movement

Yes i moved to the darkside

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yeh few people i have spoken to rate them, im tempted, thing thats making me usure is most of the movement seams to be from the rad side at the top, where you would normaly put a "ultimate engine steady" between the thermostat housing and bulk head, but i can do that because of the bulk head box :S

never used the "ultimate engine steady" for the same reasons you cant now never had a problem with the others

Yes i moved to the darkside

Instagram @jdm_brett

Had the same issue on the van but welded an extra thick L shaped plate with three captive 3/8 UNF bolts in it to the back of the engine bay just next to where the wiper motor sits.

No reason why this couldn't be bolted through the fire wall, instead of welded to it.

From this, I made up a steady bracket and adjustable bar with bushes which picks up with the water pump bolts.

In addition to two additional gerabox steadies (LH rear and RH front) this well and truly sorted mine out.

Phot attached.

Good luck with yours.

Richard.

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Edited by turbominivanman on 2nd Jan, 2010.

Minivanless, but reluctantly happy living with the decision. There'll be another one day.
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I use an Avonbar waterpump steady, but had to make up a bracket because of the missing piece of crossmember.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

Thats something else i have been looking at today as well, i think i have decided on that being my first plan then probably get the gearbox ones just for good mesure!

Cheers all

I like the avonbar one as you can pull the head without disturbing it.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...IT#ht_500wt_953

What about these? i quite fancy these with an "ultimate" one and the standard top left cant see it going anywhere!

yep those with two on the top will do the trick.

i run a rose jointed top steady in place of the std one, and the std lower steady by the sump plug. zero movement.