Here are some long overdue pictures. Please see the MR2 VW Bug Turbo Photos page/link above.
More Pics – More Pics – Check out the MR2 VW Bug Turbo Photos page/link above.
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Finish drilling out MR2 driver side rear cross-member hole #70
As you can see from this video, I used the pilot hole drilled in my drill press to guile me vertically through the mounting block as well as partially through the plate frame. This mount point will connect the VW Bug’s framing to the MR2’s rear cross-member.
Use drill press to cut rear VW cross-member pilot hole #69
Once I had determined where the VW Bug cross-member holes should be, I removed the saddle blocks and drilled straight holes with the drill press. These holes will be my pilot holes for the bigger drill bit.
Center up the MR2 cross-member bolt holes in the VW frame plate #68
I need to drill out the MR2 cross-member bolt holes in the VW plate frame. I need to be very careful to align the holes perfectly so the bolts will be vertical through, not only the steel blocks but the frame unit as well.
VW Bug Frame plate hole locals for 3SGTE cross-member bolts #67
Now that I marked the MR2 3SGTE cross-member holes, I can set it up to drill out the VW Bug frame members. As you can see the paint idea worked pretty well.
Realign VW frame members & mark cross-member holes #66
After bolting the VW Bug saddle blocks to the rear frame members, I can now reinstall and realign the frame members to mark the rear MR2 3SGTE cross-member bolt holes.
Bolt VW Bug saddle blocks to rear frame members #65
Now with the holes drilled out in the VW Bug frame saddle blocks, I need to bolt them to the 3SGTE frame members. After carefully aligning them I will drill out and mount these blocks to the rear frame members.
Mark the locations of the VW Bug saddle block locations #64
With my bolt holes drilled out in my VW Bug saddle blocks, I can now mark the locations where they will bolt up to the MR2s rear cross-member. I need to be careful how I position the blocks to insure that the main mounting bolt (vertical through cross-member) will be exactly centered.
Use drill press – final pass on VW saddle blocks #63
I can now finish up all 8 bolt holes in the VW Bug saddle blocks by using a larger drill bit. These holes are to mount the blocks to the main frame plates in order to attach the MR2 cross-member.
Use drill press to bore out the VW frame saddle blocks #62
I now need to drill out the bolt holes for the VW frame saddle blocks. These blocks will be used to bolt the main frame units to the MR2 lower cross-member.