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On 18 Jul 98 at 22:47, type3@vwtype3.org wrote: > GTIMAN1@aol.com wrote: > > > > What's up my brother's? Hey check this out, I just bought this 68 Fast, and > > somethings missing. It has the crossmember that attaches to the bottom of my > > fan housing, and usually there is 2 motor mounts on each end of the > > crossmember,. there is nothing attached to the crossmember. So I went to the > > junkyard to pick some up and I notticed the motor mounts sit in a bracket > > inside the engine compartmant, and mine doesn't have them. How do I support > > the crossmember?Oh ya my car was sold in Germany and spent the first few years > > of it's life out there, does that matter? > I not sure about the exact year, but pre '69? you don't need a rear > motor mount. The swing axle tranny holds it up. But, they put a single > mount up top, at the back of the engine lid for peace of mind? > When they went to IRS, you needed to support the motor. That's when > they went to the under the fan cross member you mentioned. Sounds like > your '68 has got a motor out of a later car. This is exactly right. 69 was the first year that used the rear mount crossbar, except for the rare and elusive 68 AT. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA *******************************