Right so the out of line engine annoyed me soooo much that I decided to adjust it...
The reason why it is out of line is that when I made the mounts I used blocks of wood the same thickness as the rubber cotton reel mounts but did not account for the fact that the engine is heavy and the rubber squishes....
So, I had to move one hole 5mm and suddenly everything lines up perfect!!! Also before I moved the mount I was having to pull top of the engine over and hold the bottom of the engine to get it sitting right, where as now the engine is sitting right naturally which is perfect.
Once I moved the mount it also meant it was not sitting on the plate enough for my liking and after confirming with alan I had to modify it a bit
I decided to add a thin round bit of steel under the mount to sit on and this worked a treat... it also gave me back the 3mm compression I lost.
Once this was fitted I was happy with the way the engine sat and all is well in the world again.
I have 2 mounts left to make and so I decided to go with an easy one first.
This mount is going on the rear of the car and connects from the gearbox to the cross bar box section. I mocked it up and then got to the stage that i could really do with a poly bush in it...
I decided to try and use the mig welder to weld this up as I could not be bothered to go and get more gas for the tig so off I trotted.
Splatter is a problem but the more I use the mig teh better I get and I know the welds are strong so for now that pleases me.
I decided to have a quick tidy up and come home so I could make my first Poly bush. I got on the laser and cut 2 disks out of plastic with a the right size hole through the middle so that I could put the disk either side of the mount so I know that the center tube is central and also upright.
I taped the first one on the bottom then mixed up the poly urethane poured it in and put the second one on the top and let it set for an hour.
after an hour I peeled off the plastic and this is what i was left with....
After the hour the Poly Urethane had cured enough but was not completely set. after 3 hours it is pretty much set and it is a tough mount for sure...
there is just enough movement to hopefully stop too many vibrations and looks like it is going to be strong enough.
I have a few more bits to weld to the mount but that should not cause too many problems
My next day in the garage is friday so should have that mount made and fitted then I have one more to make at the rear of the engine to stop the top of the engine moving too much so there should be another poly bush mount to make up which I am quite looking forward to