hey people had anuff of trying to sort my engine mounts out , so disided it will be easyer to make some ? i have the 1.8 cvh mounts that were ament to fit but they just seem so wrong

what sorta thicnkess steel am i gonna need both for the plate ( to put the holes in so i can fix it to the block )and the tube ( from the plate to the rubber mounts them self ) i can mig weld and have use of some awsome migs at work were i can use thick wire! any help welcome , also will i need to off set the mounts to face forwade or back or is that my choose of were i want the engine to sit? would havin them just straight be a prob?
thanks
luke89