Found NOS Engine tie-down kit on ebay

[ETsC10]

Stumbled on these while surfing ebay:

NOS GM 67 68 69 70 CHEVY TRUCK ENGINE CABLE STOP KIT 334518

He's starting at $31.99+shpg, zero bids with 6 days to go.

[zeldman]

Save your money and build your own.

[YBNORML]

Originally Posted by zeldman

Save your money and build your own.

This is a case of form over function. I'm sure most guys on here can build these for little to nothing. A NOS set of these would be an awesome addition to a serious restoration project.

[seafoam68]

My first vehicle was a 68 Impala with the 327. Those things were so stout they would break the driver side mount so GM placed a limiter on the mount which was a cable with a loop on each end, I guess this is sort of what these are for. I did not know the trucks had them. Unless you are going for a perfect restoration I would save the money. I used solid mounts on my big block. Kinda like they way it shakes the truck.

[MARKDTN]

Don't the replacement mounts have a lock built in now? I think it looks a lot cleaner without those.

[71 super]

The reason for the tie downs was because the motor mounts were separating and when coupled with the rod style linkage, held the throttle wide open. Gm issued these to satisfy the problem and were installed by the dealer. That is part of the reason for the switch to the cable style linkage in 71, these were an attempt to avoid a recall to replace motor mounts in every gm made basically. I had an older friend who told me about a broken mount ( drivers side, which got the loop portion at the rear of the block and a tie off at the front as well as a tie off on front passenger side) that scared the crap out of him. The mount broke and jammed the throttle rod and he went through a store front. The local dealer fixed the truck and installed the hold downs along with new mounts.

[mjjjracing]

That is funny, I just took a motor and transmission out of a parts truck and it had that kit on it ,thats the first time i have ever seen one and i have dismantled a bunch of 67-72s.I used to just bolt a piece of chain and leave a little slack in it on my old 4x4s. That same truck is a 1/2 ton and it has a leaf spring overload on the front bolted to the bottom of the a arms and a half leaf spring overload on the rear that I have never seen

[hugger6933]

A couple of 3/8 bolts and some chain was the same "farm fix"around here. Jim

[frank69]

I was working at stocker chev in state college pa in 1972 and we installed tons of those kits I ithink they stared on 65 v8 cars and trucks until they changed mounting system around 72 still see a few around

[Orange67]

My 67 still has this, its not bolted to the head, just hanging off the frame. Pretty cool find though.

[CG]

Sure you could easily build one, but if you like OEM NOS stuff this is a very cool find.

[hockeyjerk1]

Go hawks !!!