V8 Core Support ??

[paulspickupparts]

One little side note here . Moving your support back is the clean way and appears almost stock. 292 engine pulleys from the 60s run the correct step back wide groove pulley but only gives you one groove.

The main thing I wanted to mention if you do moved the support back the height of the support brackets riveted to the frame are a different height. V-8 verses 6 Cylinder. Been a while since I sold any brackets as subframes kind of did that in. You may want to see if you can locate a set of V-8 brackets first . Pretty sure they were not as tall to compensate for the frame rise. Also the 55-57 V-8 trucks also ran a shroud but are very hard to find and very different from the 58-59 Barrel Shroud. Good luck.

[OrrieG]

Originally Posted by paulspickupparts

Been a while since I sold any brackets as subframes kind of did that in. You may want to see if you can locate a set of V-8 brackets first . Pretty sure they were not as tall to compensate for the frame rise.

Here are the mounts I made from 1/2" steel plate. The large (1" G8) bolt uses an existing hole, the smaller 3/4" G8 I drilled. This places the engine in the correct location so the valve covers, distributor and bellhousing do not interfere with the firewall.

[paulspickupparts]

Oops, just so I do not confuse everyone. The radiator support brackets for 55-57 V-8 trucks are of a different height than the 6 cylinder versions. And then of course the motor mount brackets are also different. The brackets I was referring to are the brackets on the frame for the radiator support. Thanks, hopeufully I did not confuse everyone.