"lazarust", Bitten Off More Than I Can Chew?

[machg]

Mount mystery sort of solved; the cradle that the mounts sit on has theses little lips on them (see the arrow); the side that isn't sitting down all the way is sitting on the lip, the other side is past this lip. Does anyone know if the mounts are supposed to sit on the lips or all the way down? If it is supposed to sit all the way down, the solution is but a couple of hammer blows away....

 

Passenger side => Driver side

Edited January 31, 2008 by machg

[Medicine_Man]

Pretty sure both metal pieces of the mount are meant to be parallel to each other, I think it is bending the rubber mount to compensate for the angle of the engine mount..

[machg]

I'll post in engine conversions thread to see if someone has pics of their 4age into T18 engine mounts.

[fozz]

I'll post in engine conversions thread to see if someone has pics of their 4age into T18 engine mounts.

 

are u using the standard t18 t series crossmember?

 

i did mine into a te71 almost identical to te72/t18 conversion

 

u need to use an A series crossmember

 

EDIT

 

just read the rest of ur thread go buy an ae71/ae86 crossmember its a straight bolt in ull also use the t50 3tc gearbox crossmember also have u converted to rack and pinion yet as u will most likely need to

Edited January 31, 2008 by fozz

[machg]

are u using the standard t18 t series crossmember?

 

i did mine into a te71 almost identical to te72/t18 conversion

 

u need to use an A series crossmember

 

EDIT

 

just read the rest of ur thread go buy an ae71/ae86 crossmember its a straight bolt in ull also use the t50 3tc gearbox crossmember also have u converted to rack and pinion yet as u will most likely need to

 

Cheers, have you got any pics of your installation as a guide?

[fozz]

Cheers, have you got any pics of your installation as a guide?

 

nah man but give me a day or two and ill get it up

 

read this

http://www.davisengineering.net/swap.html

it will help u alot

 

also ur gonna need to convert to rack and pinion cause the sreering box fouls the 4a exhaust manifold or instead u could get custom extractors made around it

[LittleRedSpirit]

You really should change to rack and pinion steering, its the preferred option in my opinion.

[machg]

You really should change to rack and pinion steering, its the preferred option in my opinion.

 

I agree, because it is going to be a track car I will probably go with steering box initially and see how it goes. I have a series 2 rx7 which has a nearly identical steering setup and its around centre feel isn't as good as a rack and pinion set-up, once turned in to a corner, they are similar in feel, IMHO. If I decide to convert later on it might even help me do a rack and pinion conversion on the RX7, LOL.

[LittleRedSpirit]

If I had to guess, I'd say you would just need to steal an ae71 cross-member and rack, and probably the steering column and its mounts. Id be shocked if it all just didn't more or less bolt in. If you intend to get a Quaife quick ratio rack or change anything at all there is lots of mods you can do with rack and pinion that I know of. Not sure how it all translates to a different box/linkages setup. I just adore the simplicity of rack and peanut also. May as well do it while shes in pieces. You may need an A series cross-member to make it all work with standard mounts and a 7age. This will more or less require the steering conversion anyhow.

[flat out]

looks good, do you still have the 2t out of it and was it a 2tgeu?

[fozz]

If I had to guess, I'd say you would just need to steal an ae71 cross-member and rack, and probably the steering column and its mounts. Id be shocked if it all just didn't more or less bolt in. If you intend to get a Quaife quick ratio rack or change anything at all there is lots of mods you can do with rack and pinion that I know of. Not sure how it all translates to a different box/linkages setup. I just adore the simplicity of rack and peanut also. May as well do it while shes in pieces. You may need an A series cross-member to make it all work with standard mounts and a 7age. This will more or less require the steering conversion anyhow.

 

you guessed right

 

my setup consists of an ae71 steering column and steering rack with xt 130 lca and steering arms straight bolt in no mods required for a te72 (u may need the firewall adapter plate i used it in mine) i also had to cut some of my firewall out but reembering mines a te71 import just half stepping did his into a te72 with no mods so if u need help ask him hes on ke70.com

 

ill put pics of my rack and pinion setup too

[machg]

In a flash of inspiration I thought "I wonder if the T series rubber mounts would fit better?" - hey presto, perfect fit

 

 

Sits on the little lip pieces

 

Going with 1mm plate instead of 3mm for crossmember repairs

 

Cheers,

 

machg

[machg]

you guessed right

 

my setup consists of an ae71 steering column and steering rack with xt 130 lca and steering arms straight bolt in no mods required for a te72 (u may need the firewall adapter plate i used it in mine) i also had to cut some of my firewall out but reembering mines a te71 import just half stepping did his into a te72 with no mods so if u need help ask him hes on ke70.com

 

ill put pics of my rack and pinion setup too

 

mines a TE71 too, I might stick with the current (T series) crossmember, as I think it positions the engine a bit further forward in the engine bay than an A series crossmember, possibly avoiding the need to mess with the firewall.

Edited February 2, 2008 by machg

[fozz]

so I'm assuming that ur not gonna use an a series crossmember?

 

does that also mean ur not gona do the rack and pinion conversion?

 

just a word of advice do it once do it right ive had to many problems with mine trying to take short cuts

 

good luck anyway

[KE30_KE35_KE55]

In a flash of inspiration I thought "I wonder if the T series rubber mounts would fit better?" - hey presto, perfect fit

 

machg

 

Good Job, It is slowly Starting to take shape.