The holy grail of motor mounts

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Jim64

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Hi Folks,
I found what I think is a great solution to the motor mount question that all of us with small blocks in an early A-body. I put together the info in a PDF and it's up on the Early Cuda web site in the tech section.
http://earlycuda.org/techdocs/JimBowenTheHolyGrailofMotorMounts.pdf
I hope this helps someone!

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Jim64 said:
Hi Folks,
I found what I think is a great solution to the motor mount question that all of us with small blocks in an early A-body. I put together the info in a PDF and it's up on the Early Cuda web site in the tech section.
http://earlycuda.org/techdocs/JimBowenTheHolyGrailofMotorMounts.pdf
I hope this helps someone!

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Jim, if you don't mind, how thick is the mount you ended up using. The one in the picture? Including the metal plates on top and bottom.
 
Is the last picture the mount that you used? Thank you!
 
stretch said:
Perhaps I missed it but what mount are you using on the right side of your 340?
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Good question - I don't think I did mention it. I used the stock motor mount on the right side. I figure it doesn't take much abuse anyway...
 
Glad I stumbled across this as I was planning on ordering what I saw on Mancini’s site. Thanks for posting this! Can I ask what headers you are using?
 
Jim64 said:
Hi Folks,
I found what I think is a great solution to the motor mount question that all of us with small blocks in an early A-body. I put together the info in a PDF and it's up on the Early Cuda web site in the tech section.
http://earlycuda.org/techdocs/JimBowenTheHolyGrailofMotorMounts.pdf
I hope this helps someone!

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Jim I’m running into an issue of the motor mount stud being too close to the k frame to bolt it up. It looks like because the studs on the motor mount are not offset it doesn’t allow room to bolt it to the k frame on my application I’ve got a 360 in a 1965 Valiant using the 273 mount brackets. Did you not have this issue?
 
360 using 273 mounts will not wuite bolt up unless you shim them. your issue is fore/back or up/down?
 
Dartthunder340 said:
Glad I stumbled across this as I was planning on ordering what I saw on Mancini’s site. Thanks for posting this! Can I ask what headers you are using?
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Hooker headers - from the late 80s, I believe. If I stumble across a part number somewhere, I'll reply again.
 
V8-valiant said:
Jim I’m running into an issue of the motor mount stud being too close to the k frame to bolt it up. It looks like because the studs on the motor mount are not offset it doesn’t allow room to bolt it to the k frame on my application I’ve got a 360 in a 1965 Valiant using the 273 mount brackets. Did you not have this issue?
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No, I didn't have any issues like that. Once I found this mount, the only issue was having to drill the new locator hole in the engine bracket.
 
I just bought the special mount discussed. Appreciated! It is a bit thinner than the new OE type mts from O'reillys
 
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