I have a 2004 ERC Upright Mini Sprint. I have a new motor plate, getting rid of the tabs. On this car, there is a vertical tube about 4" in from the outer tube on the left side of the car (sitting in the car.) Unfortunatly this tube gets in the way of the bolt that goes through the plate that holds the motor mount to the plate. I used microsoft paint to make some rough diagrams of the tubing and the hole drillings currently as well as what im thinking of doing. Any input as to if this is a good idea or not would be great. I know that foz cars dont have this vertical tube, However it is also being used for one of the mounts to the plate to the chassis.

Im not sure of how these pictures will come up but please give input either way it would be much appreciated.

*On the C-notch in the diagram i will be welding in a half piece of 1 1/4" tube into the cut out.

Thanks Again,
Kevin Allison
Averill Park NY

Mount motor plate

Drill through tube that is in the way using motorplate as guide.

Remove motorplate

Enlarge or grind out where you drilled through

cut some thick wall tubing with an od the size of bolts 1 1/4" long

Remount motorplate

Bolt everything up (you will need longer bolts for one side of the universal engine mounts)

Tack in tubing for bolts

Take everything apart

Finish weld the tubing for the bolts

Now your bolts go through both the univeral mounts, motorplate and 1 1/4 tube

Now your motor is mounted and structurally your tubing is still good.

I already drilled the 3/8 Hole with the plate as the guide through the tube but it is not centered on the vertical tube, its more to the right if your looking at it head on. Almost to the edge of the tubing (SEE PICTURE) so it leaves just a small bit of tubing on the outside of the bolt when in the tube.

That is where you cut or grind clearance for and weld in the thick wall tubing that the bolts go through.