Motor Mounts Problems - Putting in a 78 350

[padresag]

orig on your truck y6ou had the horseshoe mount on the frt and the side mounts off the bellhousing. that gave you 3 point mounting which is what you require. now if you have the side eng mounts and perches and the rear trans mount you will have a 3 point mounting which is what you require. forget about the horseshoe mount - not required.
the motor should be in exactly the same position unless you screwed up putting(welding in) in the side perches
if you don't get it show us some pictures of your mounting so that we can see what you have done
ron

[Blue_Aura]

Originally Posted by padresag

orig on your truck y6ou had the horseshoe mount on the frt and the side mounts off the bellhousing. that gave you 3 point mounting which is what you require. now if you have the side eng mounts and perches and the rear trans mount you will have a 3 point mounting which is what you require. forget about the horseshoe mount - not required.
the motor should be in exactly the same position unless you screwed up putting(welding in) in the side perches
if you don't get it show us some pictures of your mounting so that we can see what you have done
ron

Ok, so I took out an older 350 and am replacing it with another newer 350. The PO already had the perches welded to the frame and also had the horse shoe front motor mount also. So, without it, there are still 3 points to mount the engine to (the side engine mounts, which connect to the perches welded to the frame, then the engine is bolted to the bell housing, which connects to the trans, which is mounted on the crossmember). Sound right?

With that being said, I no longer need to worry about the horse shoe mount in the front, right?

Thanks!
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