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And just like that there will be no more broken engine mounts, these suit a TD42 diesel engine but the same principle can be used for all the others, we used the same sort of thing to convert a RB30...

For the other side, as they say, wash, rinse, repeat

bolt the plate and the bush on

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cardboard templates, transfer it to the 6x50mm and cut them out

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The next step is to bolt the passenger side plate onto the engine, then bolt the pre mount bush onto the chassis

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use some cardboard to make a template of the joining piece, i used...

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Take the 6x100mm plate and mark out the holes, i just use the bracket off the engine

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as the holes are the same for both the driver and passenger side i just...

Step 4

now make another just like the other

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i found that the heat didn't transfer enough to harm the bush and because these bushes were in pretty good nick i'm not even going...

Step 3

clean up the cut on the bush housing and give it a bit of a "vee" to make it easier to weld, center it on one of the base plates making sure the holes in the bush line up straight with the...

Step 1

we start by taking the lower control arm and mark 15mm in from the lower part of the bush housing - do this at both ends

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use a thin cutoff wheel in the grinder to cut...

As we all know, GQ and GU patrols have a habit of breaking engine mounts, especially the passenger side as it is the one subject to the lifting force from the engine torque when the loud pedal is...

Ive seen them made using leaf spring poly bushes as well,
was told though they are firm as with the nissan bush so
be prepared for that.

yeah that's what I found as well, just not enough rubber...

I can take some, the first set I made I used the patrol lower arm bush, but the second set I made for a mate while helping do a TD conversion into an RB30 GQ, we made them so we didn't have to cut...

good work mate, thanks for posting up your results. very helpful!!

Ok Guys, it's been a while since i have given any updates. I haven't got too much achieved, most of it is as it was left. I did give a mate a bit of a hand to convert his RB30 GQ to a diesel and the...

Now i was having a look at this coil tower brace and i noticed a slight problem.....

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The rear shocks can't be fitted/changed with the brace fitted - that's slightly less than ideal!!
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as promised the pic of the mount with some paint

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the other side snipped off, cleaned up and tacked up blasted and painted.

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A quick Tip for those of you...

After wondering what the next piece of the chassis that might benefit from some attention was, i decided to have a play with the rear lower control arms. to make it easier to get to the mount on the...