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[Princess Valiant]

do the motor mounts go on the back of the mounting bosses or on the front???

I put them on the back and the trans does not line up by about an inch and a half and it seems too far forward.

I don't do much with small blocks so im not sure but it seems kinda too far from the firewall.

is this a mount problem or something else ??/

application: ....this is a 340 in a 70 duster.

 

[doug 371]

that's a driverside mount but yes they go to the rear

 

[Princess Valiant]

that's a driverside mount but yes they go to the rear

so you mean I got them on the wrong side?

 

[doug 371]

u only showed 1 mount...its a driverside

 

[Rocky_JS]

Picture looks like the right side (Pass) to me. Fuel pump nipple and mounting pad on K-frame rearward offset. I looked, both side to the rear as shown.

 

[krazykuda]

The bracket goes to the rear of the mounting ears.

 

[Rustedwrench]

It should like the attached photo. Only cleaner. Note the mount stud is forward in the bracket.

 

[crackedback]

Yep, the biscuit hole is in the wrong place for an A on pass side. As mentioned, the orientation for your biscuit stud should be on front side of bracket.

The trans mount is too far forward, right?

Looks like a drivers side mounting bracket on pass side as mentioned. There should be no gap between ears and bracket, especially on pass side.

 

[Princess Valiant]

ok, so what I gather from this thread is the one marked 1 is the driver side and the one marked 2 is the passenger side

 

[doug 371]

yep

 

[Princess Valiant]

yup I definitely had them on backwards. ops::eye:

 

[DFX 340 Duster]

Good thing to have a comb nearby to get it all straightened out!

 

[TrailBeast]

Morning check list.

Comb
makup
eye liner
Motor mounts

Good to go for the day.

 

[67Dart273]

yup I definitely had them on backwards. ops::eye:

Geez girl, LOL, I though you'd know all this stuff


I did this back in 73? when I swapped the 340 into the old 70 RR. NO INTERNET!!!! LOL. Dealers are no help!!!!! I of course bought 318 engine brackets, "the closest thing" that fit a 340 into a B body. I finally wised up and put the engine in on the trans mount, and then tried one, then the other. Yup had 'em reversed. AND I didn't realize until it came down to "no other choice" that you had to "space" one (2?) bolts for the 340, on the driver side.

Drove it for months, by the way, with "junkyard" supplied B body manifolds and SINGLE !!! exhaust.