im building an 82 camaro for the street/strip. i have a 383 stroker with a 700r4 behind it. i had to move my x-member back like 2 inches. so whilw i was at it i decided to fab it up a little bit. i took the upper plate off of the x-member and welded a 1/4 " plate in place of it. i also made a solid trans mount. i used 2'' square tube 1/8'' wall. i drilled 2 holes the spread of the holes in the trans for the mount. i drilled the other side of the wall big enough for the socket to go through. then drilled a .380 hole between the 2 holes. i put a shcs (3/8-16) through the hole and welded the head inside the tube. i was just wondering if anyone had ever used a solid mount......and how it worked out.

 

it works, until you rip the bellhousing right off the trans.

put on a poly mount instead.

 

what if i run solid motor mounts also

 

it will still rip off. the chassis will flex and cause it to tear off.

solid mounts are fine, the solid trans mount is only for tube chassis cars and even then they usually use poly mounts.

 

Use a polyurethane mount. Solid mounts are for tube chassis cars.

I use a front motor plate and still use a polyurethane transmission mount. Solid mounts will work but you really risk breaking the tailshaft housing.

 

dont use a solid trans mount, first the noise in the car will suck, then you will break either the bell housing or the extension housing on the trans. I dont recommend ever using a solid trans mount, except on a full tube car, and usually they have engine plates front and rear, so the engine is a stressed member of the chassis, and they are far more resistant to flexing.

 

ok thanks for the advise...ill change it.