motor mounts

Finished up the motor end torque mount today! I think it's pretty good, you can also see the finished upper mount in these photo's,,,

From 2011-10-23 mount

From 2011-10-23 mount

From 2011-10-23 mount

I used another stock Saturn transmission torque strut just to keep it simple. I was originally wanting to attach it to the frame on the other side of the torque strut with some type of flat plate with a bolt welded onto it, but this was easier and there's plenty of room. Plus I had this welded piece of angle already lying around, it is the old upper motor mount I replaced earlier. It's bolted down directly to the battery rack which is VERY solidly welded to the frame. No strength worries there. There's still enough room on the battery rack for 12 cells when I move them up out of the trunk. I still have to remove the bracket to clean it up a little and paint it, but I needed to get the car running for the week. I'll paint it later.

here's a few shots of the motor blower and hose routing. The blower is rubber mounted to the underside of the front battery racks.

From 2011-10-23 mount

From 2011-10-23 mount

From 2011-10-23 mount