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Engine mount plates ??

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jtpanterajtpanteraMember
I've never seen them in another car or the parts manual. I suspect that there was a clearance issue somewhere and these were applied to overcome. Good news is that it would be relatively easy to add/delete after the car is totally assembled. So, no real harm done if you elect to omit the piece now and discover the brilliance of the application later.
push1267push1267Member
OK thanks, I guess they are not original !

My initial thought was that they were jacking plates, however, the pressmarks on them clearly shows that they were mounted between the frame and mount.


I'll start by mounting them - then, if pulley-clearence is not an issue I'll swap them over and use them as jacking plates.

Kristian
liv1sliv1sMember
The early pushbutton motors sat lower and closer to the frame. So much so that if you wanted to remove the header bolt on the #4 cylinder, there was no room to get to it unless you either jack up the motor or do it with the engine out. I've seen them with a slight relief on the frame to make future service to the passenger side header easier.

If it's not a jacking plate, it may well be a spacer to raise the motor a little so there is no need to notch the frame.
lastpushbuttonlastpushbuttonMember
1362 did not have those plates. I marked the aluminum stands the attach to the mounts on the block and the chassis. The hole is more forward. It is not centeted on the stands. I thought I mis marked them.. Now, I kinda believe that you gotta do what works. I have clerence in front of the wheel houses on both sides. I feel I could switch the mounts and move the engine back. The early cars were hand built and perhaps not as persiclely as moderen manufacture. I'm always cautious not to reengineer what has been done.. You can always put them back.... Changing the deck and heads.....your on your own..Bill 1362 " no engine screen"
liv1sliv1sMember
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Originally posted by lastpushbutton:
1362 did not have those plates. I marked the aluminum stands the attach to the mounts on the block and the chassis. The hole is more forward. It is not centeted on the stands. I thought I mis marked them.. Now, I kinda believe that you gotta do what works. I have clerence in front of the wheel houses on both sides. I feel I could switch the mounts and move the engine back. The early cars were hand built and perhaps not as persiclely as moderen manufacture. I'm always cautious not to reengineer what has been done.. You can always put them back.... Changing the deck and heads.....your on your own..Bill 1362 " no engine screen"


I made the mistake of putting the motor mounts on backwards the very first time I was putting my engine/trans back in and the trans side mounts wouldn't line up as it was now an inch back. So if you do plan on reversing your mounts on purpose, just be aware that you will have to modify your trans mounts to compensate for the offset.

Back on topic : I believe also, as it was mentioned before, that the spacer was added by a previous owner of the car.
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