[Spridgets] 1275 clearance in FROG AYE

[Gerard]

Hal,

Changing motor mounts will alleviate issues with pressing motor mounts
forward, but the real issue is the distance from the rear trans mount location
to the front crossmember where the steering racks attaches. Having installed
many of Pauls kits over the years, I knew this was an issue. There were
several problems with the Morrisservice mount that I corrected. One was that
the front bolt in the bottom plate performed as a stop. With the bolt
extending down, it hits the frame, preventing the mount from moving any
farther rearward. I not only changed this by making all the bolts countersunk,
I also spend a lot of time refining the placement of all the bolt holes. This
means that my mount will allow the gearbox to sit a little more toward the
rear (approximately1/4), and all the holes that secure the mount to the
body/chassis now line up perfectly. Previously, in most cases, only 3 of the 4
would line up.

You can probably accomplish the same result regarding placement by elongating
the holes in your mount to allow the top plate to shift everything further
back. Unfortunately, there isnt any other way to resolve this without at
least pulling the engine far enough forward to remove the rear mount.

I hope that helps.

Gerard

On Feb 14, 2014, at 11:00 AM, spridgets-request at autox.team.net wrote:

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> Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:21:16 -0800
> From: Hal Faulkner <frog.aye at gmail.com>
> To: Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Subject: [Spridgets] 1275 clearance in FROG AYE
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> Listerati,
> Have any of you who have a 1275 in a bugeye experienced clearance at the
> front?
> Using one of Paul A.'s 5-speed kits I have very little clearance at the
> front.  Initially I thought it was only because I have mounted a trigger
> wheel on the front with a Cooper S Style damper and pulley.  But I noticed
> that the front motor mounts are pushed forward, "pre-loaded" as it were.
> Gerard has a transmission mount that should solve the problem, but it
> requires pulling the engine, which I really don't want to do again.  Has
> anyone else experienced this?  If so, what have you done about it?
>
> Hal