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That's who I got mine from. He told me that they had been "redesigned". To get the two studs out, just hit down on the concrete a couple times and they will pop out. Not hard at all to get them out.
Simon W. Las Vegas.
96 SE V6 MTX Tereador Red (1st Blown Engine, better be the last!)
1999 SVT Engine
SVT Exhaust w/custom DTM Tips and optimized Y-pipe and no Res (thanks to Po-Jay!). LSD Quaife(thanks to Terry!), SCA CAI w/KKM, Grizzly clutch, FMS 9mm wires, Airknights custom short shifter.
"You can only get more rice at one time by ordering Chinese" - Davo7SVT
"it's only nuts and bolts" - Terry Haines
"Drive it like you stole it" - Me!
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Not fair! Not Fair! I bought mine not to long ago and I didn't get any cool shiny, lighter aluminum mount, mines just black, iron and heavy as fook. I actually drilled out the holes in the subframe rather than try to drill out the cast iron tranny mount.
Ohsigmachi '96 GL MTX Zetec SS (SuperSleeper)
Suffice it to say my mod list has become so long that it is just ridiculous
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Hey Simon,
I had the same problem. Like was suggested above, I knocked out the studs, and made the holes on the mount into "slots" that go to the end of the tips on the mount. It took 5 minutes, and works like a charm. There is more than enough material on the edges of the slot to keep everthing together.
95 mystique LS, High Output Cougar S (SVT) 2.5L engine & MTX75
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Hey Simon, I installed an SVT mount on my old SE V6 (1995). All you have to do is shave the insides of each mounting hole so that each bolt can go through the hole. As far as I could tell there wasn't any stiffness given up by doing this. All you need is a good drill and a big drill bit. Email me at rknauber@yahoo.com if you need more assistance.
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Cars:
1998 Ford Contour SVT (The Silver Sleeper)
1988 Honda Hurricane 1000 (Resident Crotch Rocket)
1986 Kawasaki Ninja GPZ900R (Under Construction)
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I thought they were all black at least mine is
"You can turn a engineer into a sale man but, you can not turn a sale man into an engineer"
"I have walk to the valley of Honda and death for that I should not fear no V-tech"
99 cougar,SVT manifold convertion, Tranny upgrade by Haines Motor sports (Quaife lds, Fidanza flywheel, and Clutch Master Stage 3 clutch) 18" Axis Se7ends,GC coiovers,sho sho Y pipe,Wilwood4 piston brake kit
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You MUST drill those two holes bigger. That's the only way to fit it. I was lucky, the shop that rebuilt my tranny did it for me for free. When I ordered mine from SPMotorsports, they told me the subframe MUST be modified to fit.
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Well, it seems to be kinda obvious that "something" needs to be mondified in order for it to fit. But what iretates that crap out of me is that NO ONE tells you this! If so many people know baout it BUT the people selling them, the obviously seems to be a miss communication somewhere. They should at least put a "notcie" on the website regarding ANY modifications needed in order for something to fit correclty! Just my cents anyway. Thanks for everyones reply.
Simon W. Las Vegas.
96 SE V6 MTX Tereador Red (1st Blown Engine, better be the last!)
1999 SVT Engine
SVT Exhaust w/custom DTM Tips and optimized Y-pipe and no Res (thanks to Po-Jay!). LSD Quaife(thanks to Terry!), SCA CAI w/KKM, Grizzly clutch, FMS 9mm wires, Airknights custom short shifter.
"You can only get more rice at one time by ordering Chinese" - Davo7SVT
"it's only nuts and bolts" - Terry Haines
"Drive it like you stole it" - Me!
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When I ordered mine from Spmotorsports they told me I would have to modify the subframe, its really no biggy.
Ohsigmachi '96 GL MTX Zetec SS (SuperSleeper)
Suffice it to say my mod list has become so long that it is just ridiculous
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