| dsraven |
04-10-2024 10:59 AM |
Re: V8 Swap
once you get the front mounts attached to the engine end it becomes simple enough to fab up a frame mount that will line up with that. you could use a different rubber section or go urethane etc. I used to fab up V8 Vega engine mounts back in the '70's and they were pretty basic. they bolted to the bottom bolts on the front of the engine and then to 2 of the water pump bolts. then wings went out to the frame with a rubber sandwichh there. you could fab your own mounts using some new style hydraulic units, that absorb engine vibrations, like the newer LS engines use with the cylinder cancelling technology (the ones that run rough but you can't feel it in the cab because of the fluid filled mounts-(called hydraulic mounts). make them wide if possible tto absorb the engine torque better, low enough to be out of the way but also consider the power steering rack mounting and steering column shaft corridor.
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