B230 +16V into 140 - ancillary fitting issues

@Roinik - Yep, that figures. Just looked in the 1800's engine bay (which AFAIK uses an Amazon front crossmember) and they definitely have a longer reach on the RH side than 140 mounts do. So the 140 / 1800 / Amazon powerplants will interchange, but not their mounting points, apparently.

The tradition appeared to carry on, too - B21 brackets use the same block mounting points as B230, but 7/9 engine brackets and mounts are totally different to 240. Lard knows why Mother Volvo did this, it's a completely different part that had to made and stocked to fit the same hardware in a different platform, and thus created a needless manufacturing expense.

I'll drop Josh an email about this issue with the 'vintage' engine mounts.

@dmc writes WRT the previous version of the engine swap mounts:

I was under the impression they used the 140/1800 engine mounts and made the B230 'look like' a B18/B20 so the original B18/B20 mounts just bolted up.

Ayup, and then one used offset 240 mounts to seat the engine. If memory serves, Josh revised the design not long after the TB thread Tim pointed to earlier.

About those brake booster mounts - yes please. I'll pick them up from you next time I'm on the mainland

carnut222

Hmm, sounds like it’s not a bolt-in solution...I think if I end up putting my B230 in the ES I’ll just fab some up myself.

The Yoshi brackets appear to work just fine in 1800s. Seems this is what they were made for.

Just found this Instagram link by accident on a Google search an hour ago.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BkQyDXClhvd/?hl=en

Josh replied to my email very quickly so 10/10 for Yoshifab. This is the first he's heard of this problem. He's aware of the issue now with 140s and he's keen to sort it. I'll send him some measurements when the smoke clears a bit.

UPDATE -

Josh (Yoshifab) has just sent me a set of redesigned engine mount adapters to fit an OHC redblock into a 140. These new mounts are quite different than the 120 / P1800 type brackets as previously suppled.

I've just done a test fit in the garage, with the 140 crossmember and B230 in the engine stand as shown above, and all is good now. Pictures to follow.

Pictures!

Test fitting - to a 140 crossmember with the revised Yoshifab mounts - thanks Josh.

Note the changes in the left-side mount - the 140 version has the rubber attached.

The big changes however were in the right-hand side mount - note how the 140 mount flange (with rubber) is somewhat shorter than the 120-1800 version (without rubber).