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> BUILD-OFF CHALLENGE: Trojanhorsepower's Rusty 74 restoration Mark II, Progress thread to keep me going
trojanhorsepower
post Apr 22 2014, 06:51 PM
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Ok, the curvy part is probably rotted out on most cars that one would cut up. This is my solution. Not elegant, but it works.

I am glad this is done.


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post Apr 22 2014, 06:55 PM
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Looks good!


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post Apr 22 2014, 07:29 PM
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post Jun 26 2014, 07:20 PM
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Well with the honeybee season in full swing work has slowed down a little. I have however been chipping away at it. Slowly seeming up the long.Attached Image
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post Jun 26 2014, 07:21 PM
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I also worked on the engine mount. I still need to blast and prime it, but the metal work looks OK.


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post Sep 19 2014, 03:13 PM
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Bee work and other projects have slowed the car work down, but not all the work is unrelated. I finally got a shed roof built off my shop.


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post Sep 19 2014, 03:14 PM
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Once the shed was done I could move my giant stack of lumber out of the shop, which gave me this!


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post Sep 19 2014, 03:16 PM
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So now I can get back to work. With newly gained access to the bead blaster I was able to finish my engine mount.


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post Oct 3 2014, 04:45 PM
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I may have accidentally gotten the engine mount in the right place! Still triple checking the numbers, before I weld it in.


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post Oct 3 2014, 04:52 PM
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Good timing on the update... Was just about to text you.
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post Oct 3 2014, 04:55 PM
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Great! Any recommendations on placement? Also is there anything rubber between the mount and the bar? It looks like just metal on metal, but I can't really tell.
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post Oct 3 2014, 05:11 PM
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Metal on metal. Only early cars had rubber outboard mounts.
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post Oct 10 2014, 02:19 PM
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I have been patching the front floor pan, while I dither about the engine mount.


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post Oct 12 2014, 11:30 AM
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You are making good progress. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

Keep it going. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

Wait until you prime the whole car one color.

Then it gets really exciting.

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post Oct 13 2014, 07:07 PM
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Thanks John,

I can only dream about the day it is one color.
Any tips for locating the engine mount? Both mounts measure out to be the same distance from their corresponding trans mount. Are there any critical points I should check?
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post Oct 13 2014, 07:22 PM
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I replaced one of mine that was really rusted out.

I think I measured off the firewall very carefully.

I don't think the engine mounts are quite as critical to locate as the suspension mounting points.

If you are within 1 cm it should be good enough.

Your CV joints can move a lot more than that.

I am sure the experts will chime in soon. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)

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post Oct 15 2014, 02:10 PM
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Thanks John,

Other experts please chime in.....

I am not sure how to measure off the firewall after my repairs. Any other points to check?
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post Oct 15 2014, 07:25 PM
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Here is a picture after I replaced mine.

There is a flat part of the fire wall that you can't see in this picture that you can measure off of for the fore-and-aft location (red line).

The top of the motor mount needs to be just below the engine tin on that side.

You want to measure from the ground to the bottom of your existing one and duplicate that measurement so that it is not hanging lower or higher than the one
on the other side (green line).

I seem to remember that removing the old one left traces behind of where it had been that also helped to locate the new one. That may not work if you replaced that part of your long.

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I think I also looked at the distance from the right edge of the motor mount to the suspension console as another landmark to check.

Hope this helps.

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post Oct 15 2014, 07:44 PM
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Thanks John,

I will check those tomorrow.
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post Oct 17 2014, 06:28 PM
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Well, she's welded in now. I hope its right.


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