I've seen some guys on here complaining about the fact that OEM front motor mounts suck, so I decided to make a hockey puck motor mount for a GXP. The tools you will need are a hack saw, 9/16" drill bit, drill, welder and a protractor. Supplies you will need are 5 hockey pucks, 1/2" threaded rod, 2 1/2" locking nuts, 2 1/2" fender washers. I started out by cutting a hockey puck in half horizontally, then cutting one half of that in half horizontally from the top corner to the bottom corner so you end up with a round wedge that is 1/2" tall on one end and hypothetically 0" tall on the other end. Then I drilled a 9/16" hole in the center of the 4 remaining hockey pucks. Then I drilled a 9/16" hole on the wedge shaped hockey puck slightly offset towards the smaller edge of the hockey puck so that the hole is perpendicular to the cut surface of the hockey puck. I then made two notches in the center of the threaded rod so I could bend the rod to a 10° and welded it solid. I then slid the 4 uncut hockey pucks onto one half of the threaded rod and the wedge hockey puck onto the other end of the threaded rod so the uncut side is touching the other hockey pucks. I then held the old OEM motor mount next the hockey puck mount and cut the threaded rod on both ends to the appropriate length and reinstalled the new hockey puck mount. It was a little chore to reinstall the mount, do to it being very ridged but with a little love it will go. This is hopefully the first and last front motor mount I install.

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Seth

Bonita 78,000 miles traded on a CTS4

I'm interested to see how this works out. It has been talked about in the past. About time for a permanent solution for GXP owners.

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Will
88 Cutlass Ciera Brougham International | 120k mi | White w/ Dk Claret Int. | Roller to be S2 L67/4T65E-HD | 1 of ~5100 3.8 FE3 Int'l series
91 Riviera | S2 L67 Swap/4T60E | 127K mi | Antelope Met. w/ Tan Int. | Saved From Death By Crusher
92 Bonneville SSE | L67/4T60E | 77K mi | Med Slate Grey w/ Two-Tone Grey Int. | Low Miles Time Capsule
92 Lumina Z34 | LQ1/4T60E | 177k mi | Torch Red w/Grey Int. | Rusty In Odd Spots
99 Tahoe LT | L31/4L65E | 276k mi | Spiral Grey Metallic w/Grey Int. | Truck for Truck Things and Portable Concert Hall
03 Park Avenue Ultra | 212K mi | White Diamond Met. w/ Shale Int. | Southern Time Capsule
05 Acura RL | 155K mi | Carbon Grey Pearl w/Ebony Int. | The Super-Hooptie Daily

The car is official NHL authorized now.

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Retired Bonneville Owner and former GM Tech:
2004 Pontiac Bonneville GXP: Black/Ebony *SOLD*

Summer Toys: Combined 827 RWHP / 877lb/ft RWTQ
2004 Pontiac GTO: Impulse Blue Metallic/Black/M6: lots 'o mods, 415 RWHP / 405lb/ft RWTQ!
2006 Cadillac STS-V: Light Platinum Metallic/Light Gray/A6 - Spectre CAI, Magnaflow exhaust, Speed Inc. tune, 412 RWHP / 472lb/ft RWTQ

Daily Drivers:
2019 Chrysler Pacifica Limited: Mommy's new RGC
2015 Chrysler Town & Country Limited Platinum: Kids new RGC
2007 Chrysler Town & Country Limited: Sold to neighbor
2009 Pontiac G8 GT: L76, Sport Red Metallic
2003 Chevrolet Suburban 2500: Doeskin Tan - 8.1L Big Block... new plow truck
1999 Chevrolet Suburban: Sunset Gold Metallic - Daddy's winter beater and plow truck

Nice Job! I know this has been an issue around the forum for awhile.

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Eric

2005 SLE, Greystone Metallic, 152K.

A few mods..

It would be good to see if this holds up. I personally shyed away from this setup because I wasn't confident on the remaining strength of a bent or welded Grade 8 threaded rod.

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Jerry /// Past: 95 SSEi (June 2010 COTM) -- 04 GXP (July 2011 COTM)
91 Honda Civic Wagon DX 2WD (fuelly) -- 208,000km -- 92hp -- Autocross Warrior
09 Lexus LS460 AWD -- 94,000km -- Daily Driver
09 White Hot G8 GT -- 155,000km (fuelly) -- LS3 Cam -- GM LS3 CNC Ported Heads -- Kooks 1 3/4" Long Tube Headers -- Solo Catback Midsection -- Hooker Maxflow Mufflers -- Pat G Tune -- Rotofab Intake -- Tein S-Tech Springs -- GXP FE3 Dampers -- BMR Subframe Cradle Inserts -- BMR Subframe Connectors -- Forgestar F14 Gold 18x9 +40 -- Michelin Pilot Super Sport 245/45/18 -- Maverick Man Carbon Fiber Spoiler

I figured for $9 I would give it a try

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Seth

Bonita 78,000 miles traded on a CTS4

Yup, this!

Good work sir.

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2012 CTS-V Coupe, 4k miles and counting.



2005 Bonneville GXP, 200k and SOLD!

This might not be a long enough test yet, but 2,500 miles with a few WOT drives and she's not showing any signs of failure yet..

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Seth

Bonita 78,000 miles traded on a CTS4

Good to hear.

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Retired Bonneville Owner and former GM Tech:
2004 Pontiac Bonneville GXP: Black/Ebony *SOLD*

Summer Toys: Combined 827 RWHP / 877lb/ft RWTQ
2004 Pontiac GTO: Impulse Blue Metallic/Black/M6: lots 'o mods, 415 RWHP / 405lb/ft RWTQ!
2006 Cadillac STS-V: Light Platinum Metallic/Light Gray/A6 - Spectre CAI, Magnaflow exhaust, Speed Inc. tune, 412 RWHP / 472lb/ft RWTQ

Daily Drivers:
2019 Chrysler Pacifica Limited: Mommy's new RGC
2015 Chrysler Town & Country Limited Platinum: Kids new RGC
2007 Chrysler Town & Country Limited: Sold to neighbor
2009 Pontiac G8 GT: L76, Sport Red Metallic
2003 Chevrolet Suburban 2500: Doeskin Tan - 8.1L Big Block... new plow truck
1999 Chevrolet Suburban: Sunset Gold Metallic - Daddy's winter beater and plow truck

Where are you finding hockey pucks so cheap? Best I have seen locally is $5 each.

Mills fleet farm $1 each

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Seth

Bonita 78,000 miles traded on a CTS4