I've been working on the motor mounts this week after work and almost have them done. I just need to re-angle the one on the passenger side because I had the drivers side a 1/4 inch lower than the passenger side when I made the mount so the angle is just slightly off. I just need to cut the base plate and reweld it and then paint them both.

I also had to move the engine forward from where I had it originally because the rack and pinion wouldn't clear the oil pan and the engine was too high. I moved it forward so that the back of the engine is exactly the same distance from the firewall (2.5 in.) as it is in my Cobra. That means I also have to redo the trans crossmember because it is too far back. I'll take some pictures of it tomorrow while I'm working on it and post them up.

Ben, I'm hoping to have everything finished tomorrow night so that I can bring the car back to you on Saturday. Are you going to be around?

Yes. That'd be fantastic. I've gotta leave outta here about 3:45, that's all. Thanks again Ron for your mountain of work.

Your welcome. Hopefully the engine placement will be good. I also measured the trans on the Cobra because of how far forward the shifter mount on the top loader is compared to the hole in the floor of the Rx-Snake. It turns out the T56 in the Cobra and the top loader are the same distance. So we are just going to have to modify the floor in the car if it is too far off.

Hey Ron,

Long time no talk. How are you? How is your wife, and how are the girls? I hope all is well! I just wanted to check with you to see if you guys still wanted to go off roading on the 21st? If you still want to go, let me know and I'll add it to the calendar :bigthumbsup:

Sean

Definately put it on the calendar. Phil and I went out to run TDS last weekend and he ended up breaking his FJ not only once but twice. The first time the crossbrace for the transfer case broke and it happened on the first hill climb. Luckily because it was a huge event there were a lot of vendors there and BFG had a welder. It's a good thing all Phil buys are BFG M/T's for his trucks! It only took us about 1.5 hours to drop the brace, get it welded and put back in. Then later in the afternoon he broke a birfield joint on another hill climb. I like it a lot better when our trucks aren't the ones breaking. :bang:

WOW, that's crazy. I can totally see you and Phil welding while on the trail though :D

We didn't even have to weld it. The BFG guy did it.:thumbs_up: Phil did give him a $10 tip though.

I'm done! Sorry it took so long. Ben, I'll load the car up tomorrow morning and bring it over. Should be somewhere around noon time.

Here are some pictures of the motor mounts.

Fantastic Ron! Don't forget the pan and I'll see you tomorrow. :drink:

I already removed it and it's in the car. I also left the trans bolted up and just used a tie down to hold it up.

Ron, that's simply incredible work, it looks amazing :hail: :hail: :hail:

Great job Ron. I think we owe him a meal or something. If nobody else springs for it I will.

Can you say tight fitting over the Rack!

Thanks Adam but no need. I'm just helping out where I can.

I placed the engine as far back and as low as I could with leaving enough room to clear the rack. There is only about a 1/4 inch. I also wanted to make sure that the engine sat low enough that it would clear the stock hood if it had the engine from my Cobra in it. With the position of the engine in the Rx-Snake the hood line is about 1/2 inch closer to the engine than it is in my Cobra. I also mirrored the distance from the bell housing to the firewall to the Cobra so that the clearance between the engine and firewall was the same which was 2 1/2 inches.

Oh man those are some seriously solid mounts. So my idea for Delrin bushings went out the window. Can we change the name of the car to thumper?

Hey great work though :drink:

I had another idea for a project car; a street legal Gen II Camaro, flat black with an Ace of Spades on the side that would naturally play Motorhead on infinite loop. Maybe we could call that Thumper. :smack:

Let's finish this one first though. ;)

I'm in... Can the Gen II be my car. It fits....

Who would win in a fight? Lemmy or God? Trick question a$$ hole, Lemmy is God. :smack:

Well project cars are a kind of community property until sale, where the proceeds go to the next project car. But I was thinking that at time of sale, any Motorgen user who has put some blood sweat and tears into said project car could buy it for a well below market price, but with a "gentlemen's agreement". But we'll see, that's a ways off still.

Anywho, Jim Norton (comedian) has some pretty funny stories about Lemmy. Apparently the guy lives of speed and "barely legal" poo-nanny.

:nuts:

I don't know if I said it earlier but that is some seriously good work. Very very nice. :)

:rolling::rolling::rolling::rolling::censored:

I really like the second gen "F" body stuff. Great cars to work with. Strong and easy to make handle up to 1G. Can get to 1.25g with more work. So much aftermarket stuff................plus all the WS6 from the T/A.

I've built 4--2 of them for myself.

I might be gone for awhile. They are changing computers here at work.:(

http://www.superchargerusa.com/b&m.htm

Have you tried these guys?

Have I already asked this?

Yes I tried them. They said send it in and they'll me a quote. Boooh. We're going to laser it and mill our own from billet. . . I think.

OK. Just lookin out.:drink:

Add an RX Snake logo to the front. What the hell.:hail:

On our billet piece? Good idea. It really wouldn't be much more mill time and sure as heck would add a "wow" factor.

Word. You never know when I (we) might have missed an opportunity.

damn those are some i dont give a fuck about in car vibration mounts haha just the way it should be from the factory haha!

looks like this car is coming along pretty nicely!

Hey Ben,
I have a good used radiator out of John's C-5. Think that would work/fit? Let me know. You can have it.:nuts:

You are just a wonderful guy!:bigthumbsup:

By golly let's take a look see. I can pick it up or you can drop it off whenever is convenient for you. Many thanks to you and John.

I'm stuck here all day. If you can swing by, that would be great. If you can wait, I might be able to come by there this weekend.

I'll be doing some body work with my brother tonight. We'll work it out one way or another this weekend. :bigthumbsup:

Pulled the internals with Ron on Monday in preparation for cutting valve reliefs, and re-balancing. I'll need to get a flywheel first. This is just in a holding pattern at the moment while I keep other things rolling and pool some cash.

Do you need a fund raiser?:drink:

Yeah maybe. Though your idea of a fund raiser worries me a lil' bit. Too bad CI doesn't do Ford or maybe we could propose a little sponsorship.

If you do a 2gen Camaro next, I can get you discounts.:thumbs_up:

I'm talking Fund Raiser/Party. Hell, if 100 people put in $20.00 --- You would have........................$75.00.:smack:

You must work for the government part time. :smack: It's a great idea, although it's difficult to get 100 people to show up anywhere without free beer. Then to get them part with $20 would be the next challenge. ;) Most would come, drink $5 in beer and leave a $3 donation. :smack:

A 2nd Gen Camaro is high on the list for future projects. But I got a tingle in my pants to do an old 240z with 2JZ. :drive: We'll see. One at a time.

Think WET T-shirt contest.:drink:

About the 240Z. I just remembered a girl I was "seeing" tried to GIVE me a 240Z without engine and trans. This was in 1996. I had EVERYTHIING laying about to build a V8 240Z. I've always wanted to do it.

Now that would make a KILLER road car.:drink: