Re: Steering Shaft Alignment Help
First what frame is that ? It looks like an S10
Second how much space is available to raise the engine straight up in the frame.
If it were mine I'd raise the motor to clear just enough to clear steering box splined shaft against the power steering pump on, along with exhaust manifolds on it should be more than a one to two inches.
I would then make a card board template of motor mount bolt pattern with two bolt patterns spaced just enough to clear each pattern and transfer this pattern to 1/4 or a little thicker steel plate. You can counter sink the wholes, ones facing inboard to old mounts and fasten with counter sunk allen head screws. Bolt the ones against the block as you normally do.
Then bolt the plate to old motor mounts raised up and forward enough to clear the steering shaft. Similar to what they do for LS to early V8 side mounted chevy motors.
Hope I am making sense
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