motor mounts????? c'mon

[bobbyspider]

mos def. i kinda already had that in mind because the position of that mount makes all the difference in where the motor falls on the xmember. id even like to see the drivers side fender mount for the trans in the package for the bp

[MiltonHavoc]

Agreed! And someone needs to make passenger side mounts as well!!

[Gomez]

[Zanzer]

Already in the works. Hopefully after December we'll have the ability to turn out all kinds of mounts and brackets :thumbup:

[Gomez]

Imma gonna try to do this as well. BUT if someone beats me to it all the better. Then I won't have too. I'll buy a set

[bobbyspider]

ah yes... the prophecy is finally being fulfilled

[Zanzer]

We've been talking about this for a while but we have to get some new equipment in order to fab things easier and faster. Doing stuff completely one off and hand made is fun, but it's extremely time consuming, labor intensive, and repeatability is reduced.

[1chrisapple]

I plqn on makin a few sets for b6t,g25 trans but it should come up less than $180

[shorestiva]

I'm planning on making some and have a motor sitting in my spare shell to mock them up. The problem I'm having is that if I make mounts to work with a stock un modded crossmember it places the motor to far forward for me. I think if i get a auto crossmember it might be possible. I might be able to space the crossmember down but I haven't had time to try yet. I could make a whole new crossmember but i think it would cost more than most are willing to spend. Also I only have a b6t/cable g25 I need a bp and a hydro trans to be able to guarantee fitment. (The last set I had made for my cable had to be modded to fit a hydro)

[M3NTAL]

The further forward the better for traction at least

[jawbraeka]

i spoke to matt dickmeyer about making a Multimount combination to alleviate future mounting issues if say someone wanted to go from a B6D to a BP using any combination of transmission available (E/F and G series) so it would completely take the work out of having to guesstimate the exact placements for each of the components necessary to fit and mount.. however, he was kinda snowed under with work and was losing work because of producing festiva parts... so i leave the challenge to the next person here who would like to create the mount kit necessary to wangle any combination Mazda engine/transmission combination to deal with all mounts and be able to leave the crossmember alone.

[TheNewAmericanSpirit]

We've been talking about this for a while but we have to get some new equipment in order to fab things easier and faster. Doing stuff completely one off and hand made is fun, but it's extremely time consuming, labor intensive, and repeatability is reduced.

Zanzer, there is a guy across the highway from me here in High Point with a CNC plasma cutter. My dad and I have been getting him to cut a bunch of custom stuff for a trailer we are fixing up. He does a great job at good prices. I'm pretty sure he could set up and cut multiple pieces no trouble as long as he has a drawing. I have a seat of SolidWorks and I can make him a file he can use as well as prints. You got my number please let me know if I can help with this project and make it go faster!

[shorestiva]

The further forward the better for traction at least

It might be better for traction but it makes it a lot harder to fit turbos and radiators.

i spoke to mat1t dickmeyer about making a Multimount combination to alleviate future mounting issues if say someone wanted to go from a B6D to a BP using any combination of transmission available (E/F and G series) so it would completely take the work out of having to guesstimate the exact placements for each of the components necessary to fit and mount.. however, he was kinda snowed under with work and was losing work because of producing festiva parts... so i leave the challenge to the next person here who would like to create the mount kit necessary to wangle any combination Mazda engine/transmission combination to deal with all mounts and be able to leave the crossmember alone.

Thats what I was planning on doing. Make mounts for g/f series trans and then pick your motor. But at the moment i can only mock up b3/5/6/d/t with hydro f, cable g, and kia g trans. I need a bp/8 and hydro g to guarantee all fitments. As I said the real problem that with a stock unmodded crossmember you cant fit the trans far enough back and under the steering rack. I could just setup a exchange program were you send in your stock crossmember and I send you one thats been clearanced to clear the trans. Also I was planning on making mine with urethane mounts instead of solid.

[nonamekid]

.... I need a bp/8 and hydro g to guarantee all fitments...

I have a BP you can have and a hydro g you can borrow, your just too far away. I even have a B8.

Another problem with mounts is those who have festivas that have been in front end accidents. The passenger side of mine has been hit and it has tweaked some things, so the mounts I have won't work in another festiva with a straight frame. Alot people on here have rebuilt festivas, most having probably slightly tweaked frames that wouldn't be able to accept mounts for a straight framed festiva.

[Safety Guy]

My idea is to create some Play-Dough like substance that can be hand formed around any transaxlw/crossmember combo and then it hardens into a Buckyball-Ceramic polymer that can take up to 1200 hp even in outer space.

Well, I've done the hard part thinking it up, so someone get right on finishing this, okay?

Karl

PS: It's chocolate flavored, too. Not essential, but nice.