Everything I see online that's universal for frame mounted side mounts to a Small Block Chevy I don't like. What have you guys made in your garage to side mount a Chevy? I'd love to see some pictures.
I've used most styles over the last 40+ years in the ch***is business. The majority used the simple weld on side mounts from P&J's that use the factory rubber mounts. I also used quite a few of the tubular mounts that Heidts supplies. Lately I've started using the mounts that use the early Ford biscuits for a cushion. I get mine from Roadster Supply. The biscuits have metal band around them so they don't squish down.
Made myself? Nothing pretty enough to show on here. You have to put your visualization cap on as these are for my 292 in my 48 but could be knocked out in one's home shop with minimum tools for a V8 you just have to cut the angles for the V8 on the piece that runs out from the plate that bolts to the block . This uses a Ford Biscuit mount and a similar tab on the frame. These came from Ch***is engineering inc and were some of the last parts the family sold before Heidts bought the company. Actually I think they were shipped after the company sold. They had them in their close out for 15 dollars and gas to go get the steel and the steel at the place that sells small pieces would be more than that if one doesn't have the metal laying around. These photos are looking at the bottom sides of the mounts. I saw this on a T bucket back in 2007 and it is simple and clean.
I've got a couple of versions of the biscuit mounts. My problem always came down to the biscuits. They go out of their way to make a great mount and then cheap out on the biscuit.
+1 - get a hot melt glue gun and some cardboard to prototype what you want then cut from 1/4 plate and weld.
Mine , built not bought. 1/4 steel plate with lightning holes on the sides, solid mount on my monster. Wish I had a more detailed picture, to cold to go out to the shop right now.
They aren't that difficult to build but you have to have the patience to do it right. The hard part is cutting the thicker plate that bolts to the block nice and neat if you don't have access to a plasma cutter. Someone with a plasma table could probably cut those plates out of shop s**** sheets that production items were cut out of and sell them in pairs on Ebay for well under 20 bucks and make a decent profit selling several pair a week to those of us who don't have decent equpment to make them. Or do something like these Moroso solid mounts that replaced the factory rubber mounts for the drag racers who wanted solid mounts but build the piece that runs over to the frame and use tubing and bushings rather than mounting it solid.
When I started the ch***is business I built all my own parts but learned that plan was eating up my production time. I found that by the time I bought the material took it to a good plasma cutter (not many lasers back then) drive time etc. it was just simpler to buy ready made parts. I'm not cutting down anyone making their own but time, consistency and quality was an important factor to me.
I tried to convince a buddy of mine who had a hotrod/custom shop of that years ago and he still would spend hours making or modifying a part he could buy for what amouts for pocket change because he wanted to say that he built it. You don't spend five hours building a 20 dollar part when you can turn out 500 dollars worth of actual work in that time and sell the part for 50% over what you paid for it and have a productive day. For the home DIY guy it is SS spent vs the time it takes you make a part and how much shop time you actually have available. I can go out and work all day until I am too tired to work if I want to and a couple of hours extra to make something don't mean a lot but I have buddies who's time out in the garage is limited and prescious and a bought part sitting there in a box on the bench or several parts in boxes turn a get one thing done day or evening into an accomplished a bunch evening or day.
Ford style Biscuits vary in quality quite a bit. I've also used tri 5 Chevy engine mount biscuits for a lot of things. Dirt cheap even at the local parts house though.
The biscuit mounts from Roadster Supply use the better metal wrapped biscuits gimpy is talking about. I've used quite a few pairs with no problems later.
To me, it looks like the So-Cal biscuit and the Roadster Supply biscuit might share the same concept: the reinforcement band. Looks like good stuff either way. Horton Hot Rods in Canada uses this kind of mount for a biscuit: I like this design because it looks like it can hold up to some abuse. The only problem there is the stupid tariffs. Horton has it listed on his website that if the tariffs are too high, he'll just refund your money. They get us hooked on foreign made stuff and then they punish us for buying it. It's so stupid.
Not a great picture. 1/4” triangle plate on the block, 1”x2” box tube tapered to a common rod end and bushing, between two 1/4” brackets welded to the frame.
I have @krylon32 frame with P&J frame mounts with the stock SBC engine mounts. Good result with minimal engine vibration transferred to the frame.
I've never bought any aftermarket side mounts. I just use either stock motor mounts, or solid Moroso motor mounts, and then use plate or box tubing with some heavy wall tube stock for the through bolt. I locate the engine in the ch***is with motor mounts on it and the piece of sleeve fitted to the motor mounts. Then using box tubing or plate I tack pieces to the steel sleeve that fit over to the frame. Once it's all tacked together I lift the engine back out and take the mounts to the welding bench to burn them in. Then back in the car and lower the engine down with the mounts on it and weld them to the frame. Only takes an hour or so to fabricate a pair of mounts. The only picture I have, but not quite finished. I added one more plate over the top of the frame rail that extends out to the end of the box tubing for more rigidity.
I've used the Ch***is Engineering design that is now sold by Heidt's on several builds and like them. https://ch***isengineeringinc.com/product/cs-1117-chevy-v8-engine-mounts-17-inch/
There was a post on here about biscuit mounts awhile ago. I posed up a few versions, I'll see if I can find it. Found it. It was another one of your posts. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...ounts-need-ideas.1333677/page-2#post-15555643
Allstar Performance (https://allstarperformance.com/search-results-page?q=motor mounts) has some nice mounts, I think all of them are solid but you could add some rubber. They also come in different offsets allowing the motor to be slid forward or rearward. This old Studebaker is mounted solid but it is smooth as gl***.
I saw these the other day. Went ahead and jumped on it. I bought the 22" double offset. It'll work better for my frame. Now I just need a good set of biscuits...
I had the banded biscuits in my 41, when I stepped up the power I had a club member whittle these up.
Ch***is Engineering (Heidts) for the win. Part Number CS-1122OOS. Clears the fuel pump, offsets the mount forward 1-3/4 inches, and it's fully tig welded.
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