Ok just bought ch***is eng. Mustang 2 kit . I was measuring it ..before tearing it my car apart . It states its a bolt inkit . but looks like im going to fab up new motor mounts for my stock 235 . ( they have the tall mounts near valve cover ) did anyone runn into this issue with this bolt in kit ?
What kit did you get? Just curious in case I ever decide to modernize mine. Good to know what bolt in kits aren't strictly bolt in. I'm going to be ordering the stuff to rebuild my front end very soon. It should handle well with the stock setup.
ch***is engineering bolt in kit ... im looking at it and it looks like im gonna have to fab up mount .. the kit should say bolt in if u wanna do a swap ... and not keep 235 .
Why would you expect a bolt in suspension kit to come with motor mounts? Ch***is Engineering can't make a kit for every possible engine/trans combo. That's like buying a four link kit and expecting it to come with a driveshaft.
I'm not quite sure what's going on here. The second post isn't even a sentence. The IFS kits are all intended to upgrade an old car to a more modern suspension, not to restore one. They cannot include motor mounts as there are too many variables. What if you wanted to run an Olds engine or a Pontiac or a Ford (!?!?!?) I'm sure the kit fits the 54 Chevy just fine, but mounts are on you
Okay. I understand now. The ***umption is that you're going to put a small block Chevy in it since that's what 99 percent of the guys who take it to the level of a Mustang suspension are going to . Why did you decide not to rebuild and use the stock suspension? I'm not saying One way of doing it is better than the other I'm just curious
Since you want to keep the six, your best bet may be to cut your losses and ebay the Mustang II kit. As you know 54 already has IFS and that system though early rides well when rebuilt. Bolt on is a warm and fuzzy marketing gimmick to ****er in buyers without welding/fab experiance. The only true bolt on bolt off set up is whats on the car now.
Put the mustang unit in and enjoy some decent handling as well as a good ride, then buikd some simple engine mounts for your six... Simple. But I do have to say the same as Carl La Fong... The ***umption is made that when you get as deep into a car as replacing the front suspension that a different engine is part of the plan too. And a huge percentage of the folks doin what you are will put in say a small block. That doesn't mean you can't use your six, it just means you have to work a bit harder. Remember this stuff is aimed at the Hot rod or street rod aftermarket, not the retoration crowd. I once mounted one of these by welding a "hurst type" set of ears to the front mount plate and a pair of pads on the frame for early Ford type mounts on either side to pick up the ears. It wasn't that hard to do and it worked well.
they make it bolt in because of the frame being a top hat type...meaning your frame is not a single layer, but top and bottom, 2 piece frame..cold rivited at the factory.., so its supposed to be safer bolted in as oppossed to welding it,to only the bottom plate or, the bottom layer or So Im told, for they( manufacturer) cover their *** for any liabilities...so there is ( supposedly)..... no weld in kits, for a 53-4 chevy , I did weld up my 53 frame and drilled it half through, with a 1/2 inch bit, then welded em up for strength on bottom plate.. then .welded in a different kit, though not specific for my 53............. worked for me...maybe overkill though... who knows for sure? Your car though....so, do it how ever you want it... and weld in the stock 6 mounts...etc. etc.
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