A Body BB Motor Mounts

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66lowdeck

66 4 Speed Barracuda
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I’m putting a 383 in my 66 Barracuda. Which motor mounts fit this conversion?
 
I’m putting a 383 in my 66 Barracuda. Which motor mounts fit this conversion?
I have a 66 dart that had a big block in it.
Someone added spool brackets to the K.
I could take pics and measurements for you if you want to try and duplicate it,
- if it ever stops raining here
 
Nothing right now. You'll have to fabricate them at the moment.
 
Mancini has front engine plates made by a member here. I have one on the Demon. I absolutely love it and will use a plate on anything not going to be a stock looking or restored car. There is so much more room on both engine sides. No they don't shake the car like crazy like so many people seem to think.. Just my 2 cents.
 
My 451 (same external dimensions) uses one of AndyF's motor plates with homemade bushing mounts to the '72 frame rails. I'm not sure if it could be cut down to fit the narrower '66 though?

Here's a view during construction in 2016...

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Are those hedman B body headers ?
Yes. #78030. A remarkably easy fit given the low price... but you have to have: low-deck block, exhaust ports in stock position, manual steering, shorten the column jacket, and make dog-legs coming off the collector so the torsion bar notches line up with the exhaust pipe.
There was some interference on the passenger side with one of the scalloped "ears" on my Lakewood bellhousing, though.

No idea if they'd work in an early A-body though. Exhaust is a known issue with the tighter compartment...
 
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