Last updated on 12/07/2004
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Fitting a K-Series
C855 YVM - Robin Hood Exmo
Right Hand Engine Mount
The right hand engine mount is a little more complex to fabricate since it is raised up from the floorpanels due to the nature of the way the K-Series is located (canted over to the left). This means while the left hand mount sits squarely on the floor, the right hand (drivers side) mount needed to be raised up on a platform. We took some of the 1" square section tubing that we had left over and welded a 2mm plate on the top, onto which the engine mounting itself would sit. We then welded a 3mm plate onto the floor panel itself, through which the platform would bolt up (including the original floor panel).
A general view of the right hand engine mount...
Here you can clearly see the Caterham-supplied right-hand bracket for the engine mount. This bolts into the K-Series block directly. You can also see the sleeve that runs through the lower part of the engine mount - I'm not entirely sure what purpose this serves in a Caterham but would guess the steering shaft runs through it?
A general view of the right hand engine mount...
Unlike the left hand engine mount, this one required no cutting or modification in order to fit. The exact height required was done by trial and error - we simply hoisted the engine up on the engine crane and slowly lowered it onto blocks of wood (of various sizes) until we had the engine mount itself sitting 'flat' - i.e. horizontal - on the pieces of wood. Remember that, due to our 'special' bellhousing our engine was tilting over an additional 10 degrees!
In this shot you can see the large 3mm baseplate onto which the whole engine mount platform sits - this is welded into place on the original floor panel and adds a little stength to the floor. The platform itself is bolted into place by the two bolts (clearly seen). Although it might look otherwise, it is actually separate from the inner tie-bar bracket (which is bolted into place rather than welded, so it can be removed at a later date).
...and more of the same, from the front. The plates welded onto the side of the "platform" are there to add strength and stop it from 'slewing' into a parallelogram kind of shape, if you know what I mean!!
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