Yea the heat wrap holds out pretty well i even smell it some times.I only race the front wheel cars heheh,well,thats the most types of cars our roads.I have changed two pairs before the heat wrap...

Darren stop racing around so hard in your new A15 and you won't burn up those bushings. Just kidding. I have heard from more than one person this problem. Especially when front suspension is lowered.

Two things. Currently I just use two flat plates in conjunction with the standard motor mounts.

Many use ago my fabricator buddy scalloped out the center of the crossmember so that the motor could be lowered 2 inched by solid mounting it. For the tranny he made up spacers so the tranny would also be lowered as well.

The issue I was having is I put the car up on two wheels twice at local Autocross in the course of about 3 months, the second time the inside wheels must have been 3 or 4 feet off the ground as folks in the timing trailer said they could see the entire underside of the car. After I went to the 280ZX strut set up (used different crossmember) the set up wasn't needed.

Tom

Interesting about the heat wrap Darren. No problems since using it?


Tom - Now the motor is in and run-in, I am considering re-doing the engine and g/box mounts to sit it lower and further back like you have mentioned. The car is currently driven daily until another project is on the road, but it's primary use will be for Hillclimbs so I would be doing this for better weight distribution. Is it possible for you to post pics of your mounts?

Paul

I got around some of the listed interference problems because my motor is pushed back 35mm from standard location. I would like to claim I mounted the motor this way for weight distribution but the truth is the driveshaft I picked up to fit the H190 was a tad bit short and moving the motor and tranny back took care of it.

Tom

Hey I also have an a15 in my 71sedan an also have some close fits Exhaust at 1 time was burning out the idler arm bushings,I had to get some heat wrap for the pipes.The Engine too cross member brackets are home made and i have no problem with them since for about 10+ year on my Late model a12.So i Have a few pics for you

More pics to show how close things are.

I knew about the Ute crossmember but re-doing the engine mount if needed was easier. Tech Wiki is extremely informative if people are willing to look.....

Jeff's brother has worked on cars of mine when he owned his shop in Penrith. I used to drool over his Yellow 1200 Coupe. Such a clean (and quick) car....

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The alternative with the crossmember is to get the crossmember from a late 1200 ute that had the 120Y style engine. they line up with the A15 mounts. This swap was first suggested to me by your engine builder's brother.

Datsandy, who lives in your part of NSW, might have one. I seem to remember him advertising one recently. From my experiences, the engine mounts don't last too long due to being offset from the shear force of the motor movement.

As for the paint job, you don't want to scratch good paint while your messing round with the mechanicals. A little bit of camoflage helps at times.

Yes, I know she needs a paint job, but I just can't justify the money required when it won't make the car go any faster....

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Looking closely, you can see the hacksaw mods needed to make room for the exhaust.

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