What kind of steel?

[risingsun]

what kind of steel for the 3SGTE engine mounts. mild or stainless? (god i sound like a novice :blush: )

[Shorty]

Whatever is weldable will do. 4-5mm thickness...

[Paff]

mild, 5mm tis what we use down this way, takes a lot of grinding to do them tho :)

[Marksman]

what kind of steel for the 3SGTE engine mounts. mild or stainless? (god i sound like a novice :blush: )

When do you need them? Pre-cut 3sgte MK1.5 mounts will be available in the very very near future...

Owen.

[risingsun]

ooh really? In which case i will wait, gotta strip down the 3sgte anyhow and get it cleaned up. We got an idea of price?

[Icsunonove]

I used 3mm mild steel. It stood up really well even after the car was crashed head on [:(

[Paul Woods]

yep 3mm is also acceptable but i wouldnt use anything thinner than that.

[adamh]

get some 5 inch wide by 1.5 metres long, thats plenty, shouldnt be more than 30, thats half a length or so. maybe cheaper still, from a steel supplier. go for 4mm !

[Gary Symons]

I used 6mm, but I do have a gazillion brake horsepower so need it. lol

[Paff]

Adam does talk sence, but you then have the cutting disks and time to add to the equation (and that 5mm stuff seems to eat them). The pre-cut ones, will be more than good enough for the job (tis exactly the same metal used for my V6 mounts) and you arn't the one that gets little bits of metal stuck in their hands :) Oh and I know they are very close to being done ;)

[Peebs]

Stainless warps like a mutha-effer when you weld it, which could cause probs, so go for mild steel 4-5 mm and plenty of power on the welder to maximize penetration and therefore strength and longevity. Also stainless is much harder to work, and will wear your tools out more than twice as quick.