[jhein]

Wow this must be some kind of trend developing here. SPF's just falling apart as they limp down the road. Better get rid of that POS before it just disintegrates.

As Bill states, I have heard of a couple cars that that has happened to. It is a known problem but not a widespread one. Some rescourceful owners have made their own fix as you obviously have. Some have posted pictures of their repair. I have inspected my brackets and found that SPF had already modified and reinforced the bracket. I agree with Bill that the motor mounts probably play a major role in that failure. There are a couple fixes for that too. The Olthoff's have made a urethane mount that really reduces engine movement, people that use them seem very happy. You can also get new mounts and have them pinned which will help.

Or you could just get rid of your crappy, poorly designed SPF and buy a different replica that is perfect and will never, ever, ever break! LOL.

John
spf1421 - with pinned motor mounts and factory reinforced sidepipe brackets!