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Effectively...they tore. The engine lash forces turned out to be beyound the design spec of the OEM rubber mounts. Others are trying a lateral brace to take some of the load without much additional vibration coming into the car. Not sure how it's working out...?

I'm sure this thread is somewhere else...can't find it...anyone?? Some great roads I've done over the years... Montana/Idaho - US 12, south west of Missoula, through Lolo Hotsprings. 120 miles of utter bliss. Montana - Going to the Sun (Glacier Route 1). Avoid the tourist season and your biggest cha...

This was a problem I had back when my car was delivered in 2009. Basically, the master cylinder was not suitable for purpose...too small a capacity. The factory sent out a higher capacity master cylinder and the problem was solved.

Just had my car in for service and they found a gash in the frame (...well spotted, Franz). The gash is just forward of the left rear suspension roller bearing and pivot. It was caused by a factory installed nut attaching the push rod to the pivot...the nut is too deep for purpose. It is somewhat in...

Atom 3 supercharged, Scottsdale Arizona.

This is good information. Do you know if the orginal rubber mounts are still available from Ariel UK? TMI in Virginia apparently doesn't stock them any more for the '3'. I'm going to do some research to see if there's something 'in between' the rubber and the polyurethane.

Had a spirited drive against a 3.5R. High idle the rest of the day. Turned out I had hit the accelerator so hard it had bent the bracket. Easily fixed/

My north American Atom 3 came, originally, with rubber engine mounts. The car was advertised as much smoother than the ATOM 2 because of said mounts. These factory mounts were brilliant for the first 100 miles, then failed spectacularly. The factory sent out polyurethane replacements that then turne...