sbc front motor mount?

can anybody tell me if this looks like the right mount for a sbc and is there some kind of spacer between the block and the block? the timing chain is in the way of the mount sitting flat against the block right now. thanks for any info.

 

There are two spacers that Hurst made to go with them. you can do it with washers if you can't find them. I have the original paper work on them. Hurst # 177 3272 engine mount the spacers are 5/16" thick

 

I would just trim the mount to fit around the timing cover. No big deal.

 

I had a mount that looked like that for a Olds rocket engine. 50's Corvettes had a mount like that, it went between the water pump and the block, with gaskets on both sides of the mount.

 

Here's the paperwork

 

I used a Hurst mount similar to that but specically made by Hurst to mount the front of an sbc in a '53 Studebaker coupe. The kit also had a new center crossmember that tri five Chev. rear mounts bolted up using a tri five bell housing. This was very early 60s.
Dave

 

What does it look like when you align it with the bolt holes in the block like the top drawing in the page that Jacplumb posted?

It wouldn't be hard at all to take some steel plate and make a couple of spacers to space it out. Washers to figure it out and then make the spacers to make it work.

 

I was going to use one of those but they are too bulky looking and overkill unless your running a super hot motor. I instead used some custom made front mounts for the '57 283. Just a thought.

 

That mount is for both small block and 348-409. spaced out from the block with spacers as said, but unless you turn it around, you will have problems with water pump to radiator hose. And, standard fuel pumps will not fit.

cav

 

That is where the '55-57 v8 mounted. No problem with triming off some metal for clearance. As has been mentioned, it is plenty strong. Here is a little side note. The top bolt on the right (p***enger) side of the engine goes all the way through. Don't use too long of a bolt, or you will bind up the push rod for the fuel pump. A little trick for changing fuel pumps. Remove that top bolt, slide a pencil with eraser into the hole to hold the push rod up so you can get the arm of the fuel pump in. Then cap the hole with a 3/8X1" bolt.