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Re: V8 Swap
The what you called a clamshell was a safety thing as it kept the engine from rising off a broken motor mount. Some of us older guys did experience a broken motor mount that let the left side of the engine lift and cause the throttle rods to stick wide open. That called for a fast reach for the key to shut it off. I had that happen on the first 62 Impala I had in the early 70's.
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Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club.
My ongoing truck projects:
48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six.
71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant.
77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.
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