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Old Nov 9, 2007 | 10:42 PM
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puttin a 330bhp cossie lump in me xr4 but me gearbox mount aint the same it wider on the t5 will an xr4 box mount fit the t5??
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Old Nov 10, 2007 | 08:21 PM
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Old Nov 12, 2007 | 07:25 PM
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Old Nov 12, 2007 | 10:11 PM
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I modified the XR4i mount to fit, otherwise you have to weld the car up to use the cossie mount.

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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 01:47 AM
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hahaha, you need to look to the american merkur guys. we are the masters of putting a t-5 into a sierra (merkur) shell. you can check out rapidogroup.com they make a mount specific to mounting a t-5 under a merkur. i have one on my car and it fit perfect.

i think BAT inc has them too, but not sure.

or you can get on merkurclub.com or merkursportcom and look for a user galaxie1. he makes mounts as well.
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by xr4man
hahaha, you need to look to the american merkur guys. we are the masters of putting a t-5 into a sierra (merkur) shell. you can check out rapidogroup.com they make a mount specific to mounting a t-5 under a merkur. i have one on my car and it fit perfect.

i think BAT inc has them too, but not sure.

or you can get on merkurclub.com or merkursportcom and look for a user galaxie1. he makes mounts as well.
why make work for yourself when theres a std ford cradle that will fit straight on to the car with no mods

I think I've got one on the shelf at my unit.
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 12:39 PM
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but didn't cossie4i say that the car would have to be modified to use the t-5 mount? or the t-9 mount would have to be modified?

unless you are talking about yet a different mount.
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 01:22 PM
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but didn't cossie4i say that the car would have to be modified to use the t-5 mount? or the t-9 mount would have to be modified?

unless you are talking about yet a different mount.
yup, he did say that, and he said it to me when I converting my 4i.

but I used a direct bolt on replacement IIRC you might have to redrill the holes on the alloy plate that bolts to gearbox, but no mods to the shell or crossmember.
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 07:16 PM
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i see.

we have a few individuals and companies that have made a new crossmember specifically for putting the t-5 under our cars. so we just get one of those and bolt it to the transmission and then bolt it to the mounts under the car. no redrilling necessary.

in this picture you can see the crossmember sticking out to the left in front of the exhaust.



and this one you can see it peeking out behind the swaybar.




cheers, ian
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Old Nov 15, 2007 | 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan@Rapid-Ford
Originally Posted by xr4man
but didn't cossie4i say that the car would have to be modified to use the t-5 mount? or the t-9 mount would have to be modified?

unless you are talking about yet a different mount.
yup, he did say that, and he said it to me when I converting my 4i.

but I used a direct bolt on replacement IIRC you might have to redrill the holes on the alloy plate that bolts to gearbox, but no mods to the shell or crossmember.
So what mount is it Dan ????????

Steve.
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Old Nov 16, 2007 | 12:35 PM
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i'm curious too.
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Old Nov 17, 2007 | 07:20 PM
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so which mount is the replacement then?
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