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SB Motor Stands in right place?
I am finally starting to work on my truck. It's a small block automatic truck that I bought with no motor or transmission. The PO told me he had a small block with a 700r4 transmission in it. I have a mid 70's 350 with a TH350 out of an impala. I was looking at the engine stands and they look strange. they seem too far back and the hole in them looks like it's been hogged out. I know I may have to move the crossmember to put in the TH350, but want to make sure averything else is ok. Can someone tell me if they look ok, and if they are in the right place? I am attaching pictures.
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Re: SB Motor Stands in right place?
They should be mounted in the forward 2 holes on the frame and the forward hole on the front end crossmember. WES
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Re: SB Motor Stands in right place?
Here's a picture
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Re: SB Motor Stands in right place?
Other side
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Re: SB Motor Stands in right place?
Look to be in the right spot. Someone wallered out to holes because the engine can be a bear to line up sometimes and the aftermarket motor mounts aren't always the best fit. So instead of taking the ill fitting motor mounts back and exchanging them, they wallered out the holes to make them fit. (I would change the brackets if it were me.) WES
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Re: SB Motor Stands in right place?
Thanks, does anyone have a picture of them in the right place that they could post?
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Re: SB Motor Stands in right place?
I can get one Fri after work
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Re: SB Motor Stands in right place?
They look to be in the right place, just the motor mount holes are wallered out..this is our right side. Yes, I marked it right also just so we didn't bolt it on the wrong side.
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Re: SB Motor Stands in right place?
I had trouble getting those bolts into the engine mount also. So I disconnected the towers from the frame and bolted them to the engine mounts and engine first. Then I use some tapered rods to get the towers lined up as I lowered the engine. Much better.
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Re: SB Motor Stands in right place?
The holes are hogged out pretty big, but as big as the washer is that goes under it, I doubt that it will cause any problems. I have seen the same poor fit issue on aftermarket mounts, & usually drill the holes in the stands out to 5/8" whenever the engine is out of one of these old trucks. crazyAl
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Re: SB Motor Stands in right place?
Is there a aftermarket one or ones from a newer truck that would fit? Maybe thatd be the best way to go???
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Re: SB Motor Stands in right place?
To get them to line up I leave the tower bolts loose then jack up the engine a little, get the engine mounts bolted to the towers, then tighten up the towers. Seemed to work well.
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Re: SB Motor Stands in right place?
What size bolt do I need to bolt through the towers Into the engine mounts?
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Re: SB Motor Stands in right place?
my dad showed me a trick he used to do, i had one on the 67 i worked at for and hour
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Re: SB Motor Stands in right place?
They are 7/16, 14 thead(NC). ...1" long should get you.
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