Re: NOO! Cracked front cross member?

[Benjamin Harder <vwtype53@yahoo.com>]

> --- thescirocco@juno.com wrote:
> 
> > I was working on a front cross member support, that would
> > bolt up 
> > to the bumper bolts, come down and across the cross
> > member, 
> > behind the fron mount cup, and using the 2 front mount
> > bolts to secure
> > it, 
> > continuing across and up to the other bumper bolts.
> > 
> > I hope that makes sense...

 This is *exactly* what I have been wanting to make for my
16v...I was thinking about redesigning the front motor mount
all together.  I never have liked the "ball and socket" front
mount and thought that I could design some sort of front 
cross member brace that would incorporate this new front mount.
I have my senior project coming up next year and was thinking
that this would be a good candidate...maybe I'll just do this
project now (since I am getting worried about my own 16v 
cracking!)

The factory front motor mount doesn't do a very good job of
distributing the load from the engine, IMHO.  I believe that
a brace would help to take some of the load off of the cross
member and distribute it to the bumper mounts more.

Any thought on a better front mount?  I was thinking of using
the factory bracket that bolts to the starter bolts and then 
just do a little cut'n weld for a different mount...

Obviously, this is a growing problem with those of us who are
running higher torque motors and those that autocross/race...


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Benjamin Harder
86 Scirocco 16v
81 Scirocco
80 Scirocco S (my newest project!)

http://www.geocities.com/vwtype53/

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