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[DrMcNasty]

This is just a general question, I am in the process of rebuilding a mini 1000 and I am just taking stock of what I need to drop the motor back into the car. It came removed so I have never had it in the car.

My curiosity has me wondering though .... Is the motor REALLY held in place by only 6 bolts?
From what I can gather, there are 2 bolts on each engine mount (clutch and radiator side) then the upper dog bone that connects to the side of the block on the clutch side, then a dog bone on the bottom on the same side to the transmission.

Is that really all the "mounting" connections. The only other additional contact point I could think of is the shifter bars. Rod shifter has a bracket then the rod itself.

Nasty

[SolarB]

Yep, that's the lot.
If you hadn't noticed the subframe sides are angled so the engine settles as low as it can go and no further.

[DrMcNasty]

WOW. OK I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything to have ready when I go to drop the motor in place.

Any chance someone knows the size of the bolts for the lower mounts on to the front sub frame? I have the mounts bolted onto the engine side now but have no hardware for the ones that go through the sub frame.

Nasty

[tommy13]

The set screws required are 5/16" UNF x 3/4"long 4 off with nuts to suit and spring washers. They are difficult to fit as the Set screw is fitted from the inside of the subframe, nut and spring washer on the outside near the brake pipes. I do this by aligning the holes perfectly. Wrap a piece of thin wire round the screw just under the head (piece from some old electrical cable or similar) put a loop on the other end of the wire for better grip and thread it up and into the hole then take a long screwdriver and press on the screw head to hold position while you put on the spring washer & nut. Pull off the wire with pliers. You will soon be pleased there are only 4.

[DrMcNasty]

You will soon be pleased there are only 4.

This scares me .. hahaha