Alright, sorry if this isn't necessarily deserving of it's own thread, if that's the case, then I will gladly delete it, just let me know. I was gonna ask this in the H22 swap thread, but I kinda felt like this was a topic that deserved it's own thread, due to the fact it could really be for either swap.
So, what methods have you all used to secure that transmission mount OTHER than drilling holes in the firewall? I was planning on just welding the bracket in place, but after about five seconds of looking at it in place, I realized that the area I wanted to weld it to wasn't flat like I thought it was. It's still possible to weld it, but I won't be able to make it as water tight as I originally thought, and I won't have as much area welded, which worries me in terms of strength.
Now, I know most people drill all the way through, and put a nut on the other side, but that really isn't very... sound, in my opinion. I've heard of people ripping shit up doing that, which is no good at all, and I don't want that. There's also the fact that you now have four more sides in your frame that weren't there before. If I was gonna do that, I'd just as soon weld some nuts on the inside piece of metal, anyway, which would be a bit safer, but that still leaves the fact that there are holes there, that I don't think are necessarily ideal.
So, then I considered, a small adapter plate, some studs on it, bolt to the auto holes, but studs for the manual holes. Which would work, more or less, but now the mount is 1/4" out further from the frame than it was before. Maybe not a huge amount, but it is something.
I've seen some other people use other methods, but not many. So, I would like to know if anyone has done anything different, or what products you might know of to use.
So, what methods have you all used to secure that transmission mount OTHER than drilling holes in the firewall? I was planning on just welding the bracket in place, but after about five seconds of looking at it in place, I realized that the area I wanted to weld it to wasn't flat like I thought it was. It's still possible to weld it, but I won't be able to make it as water tight as I originally thought, and I won't have as much area welded, which worries me in terms of strength.
Now, I know most people drill all the way through, and put a nut on the other side, but that really isn't very... sound, in my opinion. I've heard of people ripping shit up doing that, which is no good at all, and I don't want that. There's also the fact that you now have four more sides in your frame that weren't there before. If I was gonna do that, I'd just as soon weld some nuts on the inside piece of metal, anyway, which would be a bit safer, but that still leaves the fact that there are holes there, that I don't think are necessarily ideal.
So, then I considered, a small adapter plate, some studs on it, bolt to the auto holes, but studs for the manual holes. Which would work, more or less, but now the mount is 1/4" out further from the frame than it was before. Maybe not a huge amount, but it is something.
I've seen some other people use other methods, but not many. So, I would like to know if anyone has done anything different, or what products you might know of to use.