Looking for sbc motor stands / perches / mount brackets

[mechanicalman]

Originally Posted by greywurm

I have a scissors jack, hydraulic jack, and a 1/2 ton jack. Four jack stands. What are you thinking?

If you have 1" or less of yoke sticking out of the tail of the trans, loosen the bolts from the trans mount to the cross-member, then jack up the trans tail and see if the trans mount bolts are able to relax and let the trans move forward. Might help a tiny bit to also loosen the cross-member to frame bolts and jamb it forward if nec. I don't think this will bind your trans shifter (don't remember if you have a column shift) but something to consider. You can live with 1.5" of yoke sticking out the tail, but I would not want more with 1" being ideal.

If the mount still does not relax in position without binding, go to the front loosen the engine mount bolts that go through the top of the perches (the perch holes are somewhat bigger than the bolts to facilitate ease of mount replacement). Put something under the engine oil pan to prevent damage. Then, jack it up and see if the engine shifts back a little without the bolts riding on the rear edges of the holes. If clear, lower it, tighten it and call it good.

If still binding, leave the engine jacked and loosen the perch to frame bolts. Bang them back with a hammer and hopefully you will get where you need to go, keeping an eye on dist clearance.

I predict success.