Fitting Wevo sway mounts.

[coomo]

As above.As you can see I have no reference, as both were twisted & rotted to hell.The underlying plate on chassis was rotted out on one side, which I replaced to same spec as opposite side.Ive mounted the Sway and spring plate.
You can kinda "guess" the mounting placement.However rather be precise on this.If any of you guys, who have done this, Be grateful for imput.Pretty sure any imprecision, would be take up by sway & bushes.Any input gratefully received.

[ClickClickBoom]

Did my car from underneath. Getting them close to the OEM position, weld completely. Not much magic involved. The sheetmetal is thinner than the console, bias the heat accordingly.

[coomo]

Originally Posted by ClickClickBoom

Did my car from underneath. Getting them close to the OEM position, weld completely. Not much magic involved. The sheetmetal is thinner than the console, bias the heat accordingly.

Thanks.Ok if you can weld em,precisely enough from underneath,I should be ok.

[tmaull]

The challenging part is that if you do it wrong, the sway and the transmission mount will interfere. I’d wait until you flip the car and mount the transmission to locate.

[coomo]

Originally Posted by tmaull

The challenging part is that if you do it wrong, the sway and the transmission mount will interfere. I’d wait until you flip the car and mount the transmission to locate.

Ah ok.Kinda counter intuitive to have to do this,when its so easy to do it now.Ill take my chances I think if it fouls trans mount,ill notch it!Probably need to find an SC owner who can give me clearance space.

[juanbenae]

can you place the trans mount bar for a reference? when I placed mine the motor and trans were in the car and when the location was set the bar just barely cleared the front side of the mount. the mount would also allow you to make sure it's parallel prior to the final welding making it 90* off the tub.

[coomo]

Originally Posted by juanbenae

can you place the trans mount bar for a reference? when I placed mine the motor and trans were in the car and when the location was set the bar just barely cleared the front side of the mount. the mount would also allow you to make sure it's parallel prior to the final welding making it 90* off the tub.

Yes Sir.Exactly what came to mind a while ago!

[ClickClickBoom]

Originally Posted by coomo

Thanks.Ok if you can weld em,precisely enough from underneath,I should be ok.

Lots of guys overthinking this stuff. Sway/ARBs are located by rubber/urethane bushings. 1/8" inch tolerances would probably be just fine. All you have to be concerned with is clearances and rough alignment prior to welding. After you weld them into place don't forget to apply some anticorrosion oil to the interior near the consoles. I use ACF-50 since it has a surfactant in the mix. It wants to be very thin and will climb surfaces to achieve that goal. I drilled a 1/16" hole and stuck a spray straw in and hosed it off, then put a dab of silicone over the hole, in a couple of years I will peel the silicone off, and reapply. If you want a sealing pop rivet or a self threading sheetmetal screw could be installed for piece of mind. When the console is welded the zinc is burned off leaving raw steel waiting for some moisture to start the corrosion process.
Lots of NASA engineering on this site, I do my own suspension tuning using some simple things, concrete pier blocks, string, tape measure, magnetic angle finder and a few other crude adaptations to achieve alignment. My car will threshold brake from 100MPH hands off, so I know the setup is straight.

[coomo]

Originally Posted by ClickClickBoom

Lots of guys overthinking this stuff. Sway/ARBs are located by rubber/urethane bushings. 1/8" inch tolerances would probably be just fine. All you have to be concerned with is clearances and rough alignment prior to welding. After you weld them into place don't forget to apply some anticorrosion oil to the interior near the consoles. I use ACF-50 since it has a surfactant in the mix. It wants to be very thin and will climb surfaces to achieve that goal. I drilled a 1/16" hole and stuck a spray straw in and hosed it off, then put a dab of silicone over the hole, in a couple of years I will peel the silicone off, and reapply. If you want a sealing pop rivet or a self threading sheetmetal screw could be installed for piece of mind. When the console is welded the zinc is burned off leaving raw steel waiting for some moisture to start the corrosion process.
Lots of NASA engineering on this site, I do my own suspension tuning using some simple things, concrete pier blocks, string, tape measure, magnetic angle finder and a few other crude adaptations to achieve alignment. My car will threshold brake from 100MPH hands off, so I know the setup is straight.

Nice perspective & good tip, thanks

[Trackrash]

Here is a shot of my car. '71 with original mount on body. Carrera sway bar and the mounts on the torsion arm are custom. However you can see the relation between the bar and the trans mount.

[winders]

While the WEVO sway bar mounts are certainly better than what the Porsche Factory provided, they still attach to a part of the chassis that is not very strong. Especially if you are going to use a big sway bar to help torsion bars, that aren't really stiff enough, to control roll. I am a big fan of the Jerry Woods Enterprises sway bar mounts.

This first photo shows how the mount is welded to the outside bottom of the chassis longitudinal:



This second photo shows how the mount sits up against the inside of the longitudinal and is weld to the side of the longitudinal and to the torque tube:



There is no way this mount will ever brake loose unless you want to remove it. The mounting surface for the sway bar cannot rock.

Another cool thing about this mount is that the nuts used are not attached to the mount in any way. There is a plate that captures the nuts (and prevents them from turning) that you slide into the mount. This means that if you strip the nut, it can be easily replaced.

I have never seen JWE advertized these mounts but I know this is the mount kit that they use on the Spec 911 cars they build.

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[Harpo]

That is an impressive rear sway bar mount