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Posted by: blabla914 Aug 9 2009, 07:01 AM

I used this Patrick mount on my car for one summer......and broke it. It has been repaired and reinforced as shown. I finished the autocross season with this bar the year I went to the six. I felt it had too much flex and went to a Johnson firewall mount.

$75 includes shipping to lower 48







Kelly

Posted by: mikez Aug 9 2009, 09:23 AM

Just curious....what did Patrick say when ya told you broke it?

Posted by: jt914-6 Aug 9 2009, 11:11 AM

He probably told him what he told a friend of mine......"It must have been abused"

Posted by: mikez Aug 10 2009, 11:38 AM

Stand up warranty....

Posted by: blabla914 Aug 10 2009, 11:51 AM

I actually bought this mount a long time ago. I had already read about failures before I put it in. I figured with only a 2.0L motor and 205 R comps I'd be OK. I figured if it broke I'd just get another mount........which is exactly what I did. I never bothered to call Patrick. I figured it would just be a waste of time.........sort of like trying to sell this mount.

Kelly

Posted by: 914racer Jan 6 2011, 09:34 PM

I have been using one of these mounts for the last 10 years. It is installed in my
PCA GT5 race car with a 2.2 turned into a 2.5 two years ago. There is no signs of
failure on the mount. Where did yours fail? It looks like it is at the ends. I am
interested in going to a bulk head mount only because it would be easier to take my
motor in and out on my four post lift with a bulk head mount. Do you know if there is
any significant difference between the RJ and the Maddog unit?
Rich

Posted by: brant Jan 6 2011, 10:32 PM

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I have been using one of these mounts for the last 10 years. It is installed in my
PCA GT5 race car with a 2.2 turned into a 2.5 two years ago. There is no signs of
failure on the mount. Where did yours fail? It looks like it is at the ends. I am
interested in going to a bulk head mount only because it would be easier to take my
motor in and out on my four post lift with a bulk head mount. Do you know if there is
any significant difference between the RJ and the Maddog unit?
Rich
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Rich, you'd be more successful posting questions in the regular forum instead of the classifieds. This add was from a couple of years ago

but the patrick bulkhead mount has some advantages for a race car in that it allows the motor to tip. I've had my motor tipped at the track a half dozen times now to do repairs at events.