home made motor mounts

I've been going back and forth from frount mounts to side mounts on a sbc. Lets see what you all did to mount your small block chevs and ford engines

 

The frt. mounts were used when there was a mid-mount[at the bellhousing] side mounts came about as a way of doing away w/ these. If you use a frt mount w/a tailstock mount , it puts to much strain on the bellhousing[ the weak link]... this help?

 

Yep. Seen some turbo 350 bells break because of this.

 

Modified FatMan mounts.

 

Back about 1985 I put a SBC which had an auto trans in a '51 Mercury, the engine had the threaded holes in front so I welded up a front mount (I guess I could have bought one but hey...) and attached it to the original Merc front motor mount places ... rubber donuts etc.

The back of the trans had a single down bolt on the trans mount, so I drilled a hole in the Merc cross member and there it was.

I never though about a mid mount so never worried about that. I drove the car cross country (Mass to Arizona and back) pulling a travel trailer.

Maybe it's true, ignorance is bliss.....?

 

Bellhousings breaking are an old wives tale.

 

My flathead has waterpump mounts and a t-5 tranny mount. Probably a bit heavier than your sbc.

 

33 ford, front mounts and rear mounts, it's a 57 283 engine so there is no mid engine mounting bosses.

Hopefully won't break the bellhouse because there is no transmission mount. The transmission will be hangin loose

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=469490&highlight=motor+mounts

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=488400&highlight=motor+mounts

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=165628&highlight=motor+mounts

there are so many good threads on motor mounts. I'd get friendly with the search function.

 

We sell these , tigg welded

 

LT1 in my MGB project