Spanish series 2 frame weakness.

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Am I right in thinking the Spanish series 2 has a weak spot regarding the part of the frame where the engine mounting bolt goes through the frame? Is this area prone to failure/cracking? Might put a tuned motor in, so do I need to strengthen this area up?
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You sure about that? Don't think I've heard of one giving way there. Or is it because the later S3 did indeed have strengthened brackets in that area?
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first Ive heard of it for sure and Ive been running mine hard for about 8 years!
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Early series 2 had a weak spot on the frame tube not sure about Spanish frame
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Ihateyoubutler wrote:Am I right in thinking the Spanish series 2 has a weak spot regarding the part of the frame where the engine mounting bolt goes through the frame? Is this area prone to failure/cracking? Might put a tuned motor in, so do I need to strengthen this area up?
Thanks.
Yes, a lot of Spanish models seem to have had some welding done at some point, some better than others, although I don't think it's specific to Spanish Series 2, it's also mentioned in Sticky's book that reinforcement can be a good idea ;)
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Ihateyoubutler wrote:Am I right in thinking the Spanish series 2 has a weak spot regarding the part of the frame where the engine mounting bolt goes through the frame? Is this area prone to failure/cracking? Might put a tuned motor in, so do I need to strengthen this area up?
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Can't do any harm Stu, I've seen 3 Spanish series 2's crack the welding on the kickstart side.
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Thanks for all the replies, much appreciated.
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