transxtreme

HAHA, well it turn outs that the tranny mount wasnt broke at all. the Bolts that were supposed to be holding it to the trans were gone. How would a hose clamp around your mount help???

SERPENT99

it keeps it from getting ripped in 2.

chevyman502bb

that happened to me in my S10 one time, i thought i bottomed out on a boulder or something cause i herd/felt a big *** clang, and then it grinded once every 3-4 feet, i thought i was just dragging something but when i got on the road it didnt change, so i pulled off and found my trans was totaly off the mount, not much fun

transxtreme

i doubt that hose clamp would do anything but mess it up.

SERPENT99

why is that? Explain to me how it would "mess it up" ???

I took a torn mount, cleaned it really well, then used some crazy glue to put it back together. Then I took a good quality stainless steel hose clamp from a large radiator hose and tightened it down right in the middle of the mount. That glued mount with the hose clamp is still in use today.

Don't knock it until you tried it.

PyRo9862

So where's the duct tape? You cannot do a ghetto repair without duct tape.
All the bushings in my car are slowly being switched over to poly. Go poly

Oh, and a wonderbar, STB, subframe connectors, bigger sway bars, all poly bushings, new shocks/struts, and springs should make your car feel great I love my new STB, I cannot wait to do the subframe connectors.

SERPENT99

Ghetto?

it's not ghetto, it's just something that you had to spend money on that I didn't have to spend money on. I'm saving my money for refills on my N2O bottle. For example- my frame connectors, they're strong and cost me nothing. Next is building my own STB's and then i'm making a new rear axle housing using 9 bolt outer tubes with PBR brakes and an 8.8 inch ford center section 3.73 posi, this will cost me some money, about $150 I figure. I'd tell you how to do it but it's probably too "ghetto" for ya.

I'm still waiting to hear how a hose clamp will mess anything up.

PyRo9862

I never said anything was wrong with it, I would rather just spend the $8 though
I have duct tape holding my PCV filter in right now untill I can thing of somthing better to do with it
And i'm sure I could make my own subframe connectors and strut tower brace if I knew how to weld, but I don't, so i'm stuck buying the things for now $110 shipped for a 3pt edelbrock isn't too bad.

SERPENT99

sorry man, been a little tense lately

trackbird

I broke a tranny mount on my 3rd gen as we pulled out to leave for the beach. I made it all the way to the beach and back with a pair of hose clamps holding the mount for the torque arm to the crossmember (we were in a hurry to get moving). It was quick and dirty, but it held until I changed it out for a poly mount.