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Has anyone here installed the M3W Services anti vibration motor mounts which replace the original Morgan Motors mounts? They’re currently out of stock but I was told they would be on order soon. I’m most interested in how well they quell the vibration and if the cost of approx 980 pounds is worth the investment.

Will

Several of us have had these fitted recently and they make a significant difference, the vibration is much reduced and the car feels more refined.

My main reason for having them fitted is that anything which reduces the stress on the chassis has to be a good thing for the longevity of the car and as I do pretty high mileages so this will make a difference.

Note, the regulator needs to be relocated to the front of the body and if you've not changed to a Harley type already then you will have to have this done as well.

Yes I installed ours as I was trying to get it done before we went to Grindelwald last summer and Craig was flat out with other work.

The whole process is helped by having an engine crane to support the weight of the engine using a brace between the big bolts on the top.

You also have to factor in that the regulator needs to be moved - a good opportunity to move it to the front of the boywork where it gets less exposure to vibration. @Bunny gave some guidance on how/where to do this in a post a year or so ago. (https://www.talkmorgan.com/ubbthreads.php/topics/782035/re-voltage-question#Post782035)

Getting the OEM mounts out is fiddly as lots of things get in the way esp if you have big hands(!) - various bits of wiring harness need to be unclipped - and each mount only comes out in a particular way. It helped a lot that I had had the engine out a year or two before to do the Bleazey Centa conversion and so Phil's video gives some hints on getting the old mounts out.

After that, installation of the new mounts went OK.

In summary, yes you can do it yourself!

If you look at the literature on the S&S X-Wedge, there is provision for a top mount for use in a bike frame. On the M3W, these are unused and often hidden under the fan cowl. A couple of chunky bolts into the cyliner head doing very little in our application. I made a simple metal strat to go between the two with a hoop for the engine crane hook. See Phil B's video on engine removal () at around 30 mins for an example.