russ78 Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 (edited) right guys before anyone gets on there high horse about how unsafe it is blah blah blah, do some research like I have its been done billions of times and there is literally hundreds of guides on it but anyway on with the topic........... I found a post via google of a guy that had done it on paseo engine mounts so I reckon it can be done on starlets to I have a spare split top engine mount which I probably will never use again so I thought this would make a little project to play about with so this is what I found out so far, mounts must be made from polyurethane the general census is using 60A or 80A grade window sealer which is pretty damn hard to get hold of in the uk but im guessing you could probably buy a tube from autoglass or such like. there seems to be 2 methods used in how to do it you can either fill the gaps of the original rubber or if the mount rubber has failed it can be removed and remoulded in the mount which is what I wanna try. so you need to clean out all the old rubber and clean all grease and oil off using brake cleaner or similar then block off the ends of the mount using gaffer tape or similar make sure the spigot is centred and basically fill it up it with polyurethane its needs around 48hours to cure but I would say around a week before fitting. Id like to end up with something like this although this is a rear mount with wings cut off Im not saying I will ever use the mount but just wondered if anyone else had ever done this using a similar method as it seems a pretty common mod I know this topic will cause controversy but its only an idea and I havnt done it so please be gentle Edited November 9, 2013 by russ78 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
morgey Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 People on the ae111 forum do it and I know a guy that charges to do it just with different coloured poly.They are harsh as fuck though been in a dc2 with them and the whole car rattled and I mean everything.Some people drill holes in them to soften them up to reduce the harshness. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micky boy Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Ive done it! But after about 1500miles the resin started breaking down Thats why ive bought your TRD mounts lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ROTABOOST Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Tiger seal would be a good option if you want to mould your own, super sticky and firm enough! I've done it on a set of cab mounts before, still holding up perfect and that was over a year ago Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yaristurbo Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Didn't someone on here do some Iddy? A material was poured into one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
russ78 Posted November 9, 2013 Author Share Posted November 9, 2013 Ive done it! But after about 1500miles the resin started breaking down Thats why ive bought your TRD mounts lol. haha yeah true Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Toffinator Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 I did it...On my new build with TRD Mounts, used the high grade black marine sikaflex. Mounts are pretty solid, does vibrate etc but not mega! Nice upgrade fo sure Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micky boy Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 I did it...On my new build with TRD Mounts, used the high grade black marine sikaflex. Mounts are pretty solid, does vibrate etc but not mega! Nice upgrade fo sure With TRD mounts? why didnt you just buy polly ones lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
russ78 Posted November 12, 2013 Author Share Posted November 12, 2013 I did it...On my new build with TRD Mounts, used the high grade black marine sikaflex. Mounts are pretty solid, does vibrate etc but not mega! Nice upgrade fo sure what did you use to block ends of mount off gaffer tape ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Toffinator Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 With TRD mounts? why didnt you just buy polly ones lol Damn right, and because poly mounts you have to press in etc which i couldnt be arsed playing about with, and i dont see much difference beetween TRD mounts and stock really! thought i would make a proper job of them while i was there. what did you use to block ends of mount off gaffer tape ? And nothing mate,just keep pressing it in until it was solid, wet your finger and it stops it sticking and makes it smooth (Few photos in my thread) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micky boy Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 I think theres quite abit of difference between the TRD mounts and oem! When i had my mounts realy solid it always felt like the bottom gearbox mount was going to snap off when changing gear fast as theres no play what so eve! Where as i never had that feeling when i was running TRD mounts on my old V! And the polly ones dont need to be pressed in dude they just sit in the mount its self! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.