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Old 09-24-2016, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Tomguy View Post
It isn't rust, but metal fatigue. Essentially the engine is too heavy for the load put on the control arm mounts, so they separate from & crack at the tabs where the control arm mounts meet the subframe. Sometimes the holes open themselves. Since you plan on having about double the horsepower and a few extra pounds of engine, I would absolutely add the gussets to your subframe to prevent this.
Thanks for posting but your selling my new engine short

It should have 3 times the horsepower!

I just replied to Fonzi with a pic and info on how I supported the bracket. And I hoping that I have increased the strength of the subframe and frame rails overall that there will be less movement/flex put on the control arm brackets.

I'm really hoping that because I pushed the new engine rearward, moved the battery to the rear, swapping out the steering box to rack and pinion, aluminum radiator, and other weight saving/moving strategies that the weight on the front axle will actually be less that it was before.
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