Dear builders,
Again a q from the netherlands… I got me this shock mount: http://cgi.ebay.com/Ghostbusters-Proton-Pack-Shock-Mount-prop-replica_W0QQitemZ120462145687QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090824?IMSfp=TL090824161004r28269 and Exorays resin bumper (both of which rule!) But how do one an the other become a part of my proton pack? Does the long screw of the shock mount go into the cyclotron?
I’ll await your answers
thanx in advance!
herbs2012
I bought this shock mount too and I did drill the hole through the bumper and cyclotron, attatching the nut on the inside of the shell.
I would drill the hole diameter you need through the bumper. Then flip the bumper over to the back side. Now with a larger drill bit, drill a hole a little bit deeper than the nut. Now, when you attach the shock mount, the nut will be hidden in the bottom of the bumper where no one will see it. Once attached, trim the excess screw and fill the hole with epoxy.
Yep, you’re spot on, you drill through the bumper, into the middle of the cyclotron and screw it on from behind the cyclotron, its good and strong too, won’t budge at all. That’s what i did with mine.
Don’t do this, for 3 reasons.
You lose strength and support by not going through the cyclotron with the bolt.
It’s more work than is necessary to try and drill a larger hole halfway from the back without messing up the smaller front hole.
Because this is how the real packs had it:
About your shockmount. You could have gotten a nicer one from Exoray for about the same amount shipped. That one you got is decent but plastic and the edges are too “sharp”.
thanx all! I’ll be drilling soon 
about the shock mount… I can always replace it with exorays in the future, thanx for the tip though!!
between 1/8" and 1/4". use the arms of your bumper in reference with the back edge of the shell to judge the space. the arms of the bumper should reach the back of the shell or come very close to it.
Thanks buddy, I’m makin a trip to the hardware store right now.