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Old 19th July 2009, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by mr henderson View Post
That could be done, of course, bt is not necessarily the best solution.

If I was buying a ready made chassis I would prefer no drilling of the engine mount plates, and would drill them to suit my own set up. It's not unknown for engines to move where slots allow them to
I have to dissagree with that one !!??

Many production cars use oversize engine mounting holes. with the use of the correct fixings & tightened correctly, there is no reason for the engine to move ??.
In any event, it would need both fixings to become loose in order for the engine to move

If it were an unsafe practice to slot holes, it would not be allowed under the IVA regulations.

Remove a Ford Escort subframe & inspect the clearance holes in them

They require the use of large temporary locating pins to allow the correct alignment of the subframe.
I would say that a subframe is under a lot more stress than an engine !!??

That's my thoughts for what they are worth.
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