Thank you for the links. Do you know if anyone does group discounts? I'd send mine up your way if that's the case.
I've seen the shade-tree method, I can probably weld well enough to make a reasonably robust set-up. I was just hoping for a more elegant solution. It's probably better to spend the money on more critical parts of the project, especially since no one will see my welds on that part anyway...
Oh yeah - regarding mounting the motor on the VW. . . that Scoobie motor is tranny forward, motor back, correct? If so, the critical space would be where the Scoobie tranny is. Otherwise, it looks the the MGR was made for the job!
Is that the place that is 11" between the frame rails?
The Toyota mounting method is to bolt the MGR to a bar that has rubber cushions on it. I will probably go with the extra (front & rear) mounting bar, but I'm debating whether to use isolators or not. I'm a bit odd about that stuff - I don't mind feeling the engine. My diesel uses those hard motor mounts intended for sporty cars. I doubt the vibration from an electric motor would bug me.
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Originally Posted by freebeard
Thanks for posting the pics, it makes the wait for mine to show up more bearable.
I believe the shade tree mechanic method for a locked diff was to spark up the arc welder and weld the spiders to the ring gear.
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