Re: NOO! Cracked front cross member?

[thescirocco@juno.com]

On Tue, 20 Mar 2001 06:47:58 -0800 (PST) Benjamin Harder
<vwtype53@yahoo.com> writes:
> > --- 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!)

1/4" is too heavy, I wouldn't go thicker than 3/16"...

> 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...

How about an early A2 front rubber mount, they hold up really well.

You could modify the brackets, and use the whole setup.

Peter
'79 Scirocco 16V project car
'83 GTI "Caged Rabbit" 
'84 Scirocco, RD/FF
'80, '88 Scirocco rollers

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