REAR CROSSMEMBER
A known weakspot of the Scoprion design is the rear crossmember. It is underdesigned and
prone to cracking. No worries - it only supports the engine/transaxle and the rear suspension arms! This car had
suffered this failure when I bought it and repairing it was job one.
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This shows the condition of the crossmember when I purchased the car. The seller submitted this photo before I purchased
so I knew that a repair was in order.
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When removed from the car, the extent of the failure was clear - it was cracked thru on three sides.
Notice the cancerous growth on the face of the crossmember - an earlier "repair". This had to go.
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REPAIR
The first step of the repair was to remove the cancerous growth, clean the inside of the crossmember and treat with
rust inhibitor, and weld the split back together.
To stiffen the crossmember and avoid further failures, I made a sheet metal panel to add another "box" to the crossection.
This increased the bending stiffness of the section. The sheet metal panel was welded in place.
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This is the sheet metal panel tacked in place before welding completely.
The repaired piece was finished by painting with corrosion resistant paint.
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MOTOR MOUNTS
In the process of re-installing the crossmember, new motor mounts were installed all around.
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In the process of re-installing the crossmember, new motor mounts were installed all around.
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SHIFT LINKAGE
While the crossmember was out, the shift linkage was renewed.
New bushings were installed.
At the same time the bellcrank was modified in anticipation of installing fuel injection.
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