broken engine steady, on the block side :[
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Again i got myself in a jam (its happening a lot lately)
The engine steady bolts on the engine side got loose, and over time they started eating the bolt socket (sorry for the bad English, but wtf is the name of the bolt socket?).

eventually when i noticed it was too late and the engine just moved front and backwards.
I took the car to the machine shop, and the person i worked with was scared to redo the socket (again, bad English).

The machinist "crafted" a metal cube, connected the engine to the cube and the steady to the cube,
It held for a couple of days but it started to fall apart again.

Anyone has an idea what to do in order to fix it once and for good?
I'v attached pictures of the engine bay and the steady.

Also, as a treat i added some picture of the amazing (really amazing) exhaust pipe work (all custom made including the silencer, which is not silent at all) done to my car, and the less amazing (not as shiny) Weber carb (40DCOE on mini 1000 )

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Edited by Funkyp on 4th Jan, 2012.

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you want one of these:

http://minispares.com/Search.aspx

Hi Jamestar,
You'r missing the link itself :) (its just the search page)

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oops my bad:

http://minispares.com/Product.aspx?ty=pb&pid=32758&title=

http://minispares.com/Product.aspx?ty=pb&pid=32766&title=

http://minispares.com/Product.aspx?ty=pb&pid=33052&title=

:)

Found and bought! THANKS!!
Any temporary suggestions for the meanwhile?

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i personally wouldn't drive it if you can help it, you'll only lead to braking more things...

other engines mounts, exhaust mounts, exhaust brackets, manifolds etc

Helicoil?

Though about the Helicoil, I think ill do that and still reduce the amount of driving the 0 :)

thanks for all the help!

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