Needs work

[Mr.38L]

Hey guys, after picking up my vs, i've recently discovered that i need a new left hand engine mount. Left hand being passenger side. And i think it may need a new tranny m ount. I haven't been underneath it to check tho.

Are they hard to do? i know i need to move the ac compressor etc but yeah.

Anyways, my gearbox is heaps clunky and takes forever to kick down. I was thinking of getting a shift kit but as my commo has 180k+ i think a rebuild may be in order. Anyone know of any shops that will rebuild my auto and put a shift kit etc into it?

Cheers

[hako]

Engine mounts are not the easiest to do and the LH is the worst - do a search on this forum as it has been covered many times. Any auto trans shop will fit the kit you want and overhaul the box...at a price...expect a minimum of $2000. At 180k the box is due to fail so it might be a good time to consider all options....like a manual conversion!

[Mr.38L]

she's got 180 thou on her. I'm looking for a manual conversion but they're not cheap.

[justbad4you]

she's got 180 thou on her. I'm looking for a manual conversion but they're not cheap.

depends on what you want to spend.....you could just get a 2nd hand auto from the wreckers and get your local mech to pop it in for you....best of luck either way

[Commo_Carl]

New engine mount will be from memory around 150 for genuine gmh, and about 60 maybe for one that is the exact same, that repco sell, (which I have bought, which are fine) which you can also source through holden spare parts. And as Hako said, yes the left hand side is an absolute prick to get to. I remember when I put my new motor in and was putting the lhs one on, I was thinking to myself, imagine trying to change this mount in place...

What makes you think it is an engine mount anyways?