would a solid engine mount not post the risk of snapping and shearing the mount?
I thought mounts are made of rubber to take the flex of all the movement..
are there massive advantages of using solid mounts?

Sweet as

yeah im still running the 708 inlet cam so that will give me a lot of lift on the inlet side but running the standard exhaust cam now; to eliminate overlap from before.

cheers

this is something we have discussed and are waiting to see what happens as everything is so solid. ive taken it on my head that things may shear and brake but that will be part of the learning curve as you could understand,:A:

cheers for your interest

Hi, i love your omp steering wheel with the red sticking? Where did you source that?
I love your car.. awsome bit of kit!

when is it going to be mapped again matey?

Alright bud, i think from talking to matt. It looks like it going to be sunday that the mapping is going to be finished. Hats off to him as im working all the time, he will open up especially to fit us and finish the car so thats a real help. Cheers

thats good, sounds like he's been a real help to your project.

MORNIG BUD,the steering wheel came from ebay, i think it was about £70 and i had to get the boss seperate. its a omp 350mm corsica 350mm. cheers:y:

to be fair matt has been a real help, as im always working and cant get to them at normal working hours, he is always happy to open in evenings and weekends to do mapping etc.

cheers

just a few more pics of the solid mounts i got back today from the metal engineers!!







cheers for looking peeps.

Like the solid mount but surely that must be quite heavy????

yeah your right they are going to be heaver, but im willing to sacrifice some weight for less movement of the engine!. will see if its better when there fitted tonight!.

cheers:y:

This looks like a cool build :y:
The lower peugeot sport solid mounts have a small rubber insert in the alluminium cylinder which doesnt promote any engine movement, but what it does do is prevent the frequency of the engine vibration from causing rattling noises coming through and annoying the hell out of you. This is the only thing i can see being the problem with the lower one, but if its for track it probably wont bother you that much nor disassemble your interior as you've that sorted:y: It'll be interesting to see how all of them together turn out.

What was the manifold welded with? MIG and cast wire? Was it difficult to do?

i know its gonna be loud in withthe solid mounts but that wont really worry me, when your concentrating on driving everything else goes out the window.

the manifold is not the best as we just welded it with a mig and steel, with not having a tig we just use what we can which is steel and the mig welder from the farm. one day when i got some money id like to buy a tubular one but thats ages off( got a mortage to pay for unfortunatly!!).

cheers

Amazing work, very impressed :y:

Make sure you tell us all how they go, i'll be very interested. I had a mount go on me that caused the whole car to literally shudder. Disgraceful it was thats probably how the solids on your car will feel lol

this is a smart and unique car, and shows that amazing specced saxos can be made moderately cheap too :)

more vids too :P

oh amasing this thread keeps getting better. like the engine mounts. what inlet manifold are you using. and whats next on your list for your trusty stead

you've managed to weld a cast manifold with a mig welder?!??!?!?!

is it a high powered mig?

very impressed mate!!