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Old 04-07-2016, 10:57 AM   #1
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1961 front crossmember mount

my 61 currently has a 350 in it,..was that way when I got it,..but what is this mount circled in red originally for?..was it a 6cycl mount?
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Old 04-07-2016, 10:58 AM   #2
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Re: 1961 front crossmember mount

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Old 04-07-2016, 11:23 AM   #3
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Re: 1961 front crossmember mount

I have that Same mount on my 62 w/ straight six. I believe it's called the horseshoe mount. It also has the bellhousing mounts.
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Re: 1961 front crossmember mount

so the forward mount is the factory six mounts and the one on top of the xmember is v8?
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Re: 1961 front crossmember mount

I believe the forward mount was for the V8 horseshoe mount
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Old 04-07-2016, 02:07 PM   #6
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Re: 1961 front crossmember mount

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I believe the forward mount was for the V8 horseshoe mount
i currently have the horseshoe mount and the forward mount isnt used
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Re: 1961 front crossmember mount

I have the front horseshoe mount with my straight six. they can also be used with v8 and straight six. Are you using the Side mounts as well?
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Old 04-07-2016, 03:41 PM   #8
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Re: 1961 front crossmember mount

I6 more than likely went forward and the sbc was the back one seeing as the I6 is longer
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Old 04-07-2016, 04:20 PM   #9
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Re: 1961 front crossmember mount

Holes in the top of the '60-'62 cross member, and the perch in front of it, are for the horseshoe mount.

The bellhousing mounts don't move--the trans is in the same location for V8 or I6.
The I6 is longer, so the perch was added to mount the I6 with the horseshoe.

The same horseshoe works with both the I6 and the V8.

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Old 04-07-2016, 04:46 PM   #10
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Re: 1961 front crossmember mount

This is from an earlier thread :
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I had never seen the 'Horseshoe' engine mount thingy.
My 62 donor didn't have one. Mine was a V6 so it had two lower side mounts fabbed as part of the frame.
Here is a pic I found of the Horseshoe engine mount.
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