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**argonaut** · 09-16-2008, 06:16 PM

Does anyone here have any experience with putting a pontiac motor into a C10? Perhaps some 70-72 big block chassis mounts/towers can be made to work with the pointiac motor mounts?

I have a newly rebuilt 400 in my firebird, but the car is non operational for various reasons. And my 350 in my C10 sounds like it has a rod knocking. So I thought I may as well run the 400 in there while I overhaul the 350.

vin63 · 09-16-2008, 08:46 PM

You mean like this?...

I fabricated my block to frame mounts from a steel plate that bolts to the crossmember and 1.5-inch tubing from the mount to the frame. I used an Indian Adventures block mount adapter and 1-inch tubing for the polyurethane bushings and a 3/8 tube for the through bolts.

Bazooka · 09-16-2008, 10:34 PM

Niiiice. I love pontiac's. I have owned a lot of them.

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Originally Posted by vin63

You mean like this?...

I fabricated my block to frame mounts from a steel plate that bolts to the crossmember and 1.5-inch tubing from the mount to the frame. I used an Indian Adventures block mount adapter and 1-inch tubing for the polyurethane bushings and a 3/8 tube for the through bolts.

**argonaut** · 09-16-2008, 10:40 PM

vin63, I think I get what you mean. Do you have any bigger/closer pictures of your mount setup? I see that you are in chino hills. Maybe I could come by some time and take a look? I'm in Long Beach but my truck lives in Corona, so its on the way more or less.

vin63 · 11-09-2008, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by argonaut

vin63, I think I get what you mean. Do you have any bigger/closer pictures of your mount setup? I see that you are in chino hills. Maybe I could come by some time and take a look? I'm in Long Beach but my truck lives in Corona, so its on the way more or less.

Well, I finally had a Sunday that I wasn't working on the race car, so I started to put the drive train back in the truck project to measure for the driveshaft. This allowed me to get some photos of the block-to-frame mounts I fabricated awhile back for the Pontiac. Sorry this took me so long to get the block back into the chassis. Let me know if this is what you were looking for...

**argonaut** · 11-09-2008, 09:10 PM

Vin, thanks for the great pics!

09-16-2008, 06:16 PM	#1
argonaut Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 1,813	Pontiac Motor in a C10 Does anyone here have any experience with putting a pontiac motor into a C10? Perhaps some 70-72 big block chassis mounts/towers can be made to work with the pointiac motor mounts? I have a newly rebuilt 400 in my firebird, but the car is non operational for various reasons. And my 350 in my C10 sounds like it has a rod knocking. So I thought I may as well run the 400 in there while I overhaul the 350. __________________ Jason M. @argonaut62 1972 K5 Blazer CST, Turquoise 1966 K20 Short Fleet Pickup, Big Ugly 1964 C10 Short Fleet, Gertrude 2001 Porsche 911 Carrera 1996 Ford Bronco XLT 1980 Jeep Wagoneer 2008 Honda CBR1000RR 2005 Honda RC51 1981 Honda CB750C No dis-assemble Johnny Five! No dis-assemble!

09-16-2008, 08:46 PM	#2
vin63 It's Better With Nitro Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chino Hills, CA Posts: 2,261	Re: Pontiac Motor in a C10 You mean like this?... I fabricated my block to frame mounts from a steel plate that bolts to the crossmember and 1.5-inch tubing from the mount to the frame. I used an Indian Adventures block mount adapter and 1-inch tubing for the polyurethane bushings and a 3/8 tube for the through bolts. Attached Images __________________ 1963 C-10: Deluxe-optioned cab, shortbed, fleetside Pontiac 462 ci, Kauffman D-Port alum. heads 4L80E, narrowed sheetmetal Ford 9-inch Tubular front and rear suspension Custom 6-piston front disc and 4-piston rear disc brakes Last edited by vin63; 09-16-2008 at 08:46 PM.

09-16-2008, 10:40 PM	#4
argonaut Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 1,813	Re: Pontiac Motor in a C10 vin63, I think I get what you mean. Do you have any bigger/closer pictures of your mount setup? I see that you are in chino hills. Maybe I could come by some time and take a look? I'm in Long Beach but my truck lives in Corona, so its on the way more or less. __________________ Jason M. @argonaut62 1972 K5 Blazer CST, Turquoise 1966 K20 Short Fleet Pickup, Big Ugly 1964 C10 Short Fleet, Gertrude 2001 Porsche 911 Carrera 1996 Ford Bronco XLT 1980 Jeep Wagoneer 2008 Honda CBR1000RR 2005 Honda RC51 1981 Honda CB750C No dis-assemble Johnny Five! No dis-assemble!

11-09-2008, 09:10 PM	#6
argonaut Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 1,813	Re: Pontiac Motor in a C10 Vin, thanks for the great pics! __________________ Jason M. @argonaut62 1972 K5 Blazer CST, Turquoise 1966 K20 Short Fleet Pickup, Big Ugly 1964 C10 Short Fleet, Gertrude 2001 Porsche 911 Carrera 1996 Ford Bronco XLT 1980 Jeep Wagoneer 2008 Honda CBR1000RR 2005 Honda RC51 1981 Honda CB750C No dis-assemble Johnny Five! No dis-assemble!



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