PostalBGraham
Well-Known Member
We were ready to drop the 340 in my '67 Barracuda yesterday, or so we thought. I had removed the motor mount brackets from the old 273, cleaned them up real nice and painted them only to discover that they don't fit. I drove over to a friend who has a couple 318 Barracudas. It seems the brackets off the 273 are different from both 340 and 318. The 340 came out of an E body and they are very different.
I've done some searching and see where some people say just to use 318 brackets and shim the driver's side. That seems a little like the cheap way out, and not the best solution. There is an ebay seller named Tallzag selling Schumacher conversion kits for $149.99. Schumacher Creative Services sells a kit for $129.00 + $13.00 shipping.
I'm looking for anyone's experience and or recommendations. I'm leaning toward Schumacher's kit. Any advice or comments would be greatly appreciated.
I've done some searching and see where some people say just to use 318 brackets and shim the driver's side. That seems a little like the cheap way out, and not the best solution. There is an ebay seller named Tallzag selling Schumacher conversion kits for $149.99. Schumacher Creative Services sells a kit for $129.00 + $13.00 shipping.
I'm looking for anyone's experience and or recommendations. I'm leaning toward Schumacher's kit. Any advice or comments would be greatly appreciated.
