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atm70chevy · 01-01-2017, 06:43 PM

So I tried installing the engine this afternoon and the motor mounts will not line up. I have everything completely loose. The driver side went in perfect but now the passenger side is about 2" off. Are the frame stands or mounts side specific? I don't know what I am doing wrong. Can someone please help me figure this out??

atm70chevy · 01-01-2017, 06:53 PM

I have pictures but can't figure out how to post them from my phone.

CaptRMW · 01-01-2017, 06:55 PM

2" off is a definite clue that something about the stands is amiss. What engine are we installing? What was changed from the previous engine being bolted up? A picture of each side will be a help.

Toms67 · 01-01-2017, 07:03 PM

I think there is a left and a right. And when I think I put mine on. I had to leave them loose. Was just the nuts started. And I think the bolts were a little on the long side. Hope this helps.

atm70chevy · 01-01-2017, 07:07 PM

It's the same block that came out of it. The only thing that is different are the motor mounts. Could they possibly be the wrong mounts?

atm70chevy · 01-01-2017, 07:12 PM

Are the frame stands side specific? It's been so long since I took it apart I don't remember. The motor mounts look exactly the same...

Toms67 · 01-01-2017, 07:14 PM

You are using the clamshell mounts on the motor. You need the earlier style. 67 to 72. Small block V-8 style. There is a single stud in the center.

atm70chevy · 01-01-2017, 07:27 PM

I'm completely confused now. The mounts on the motor are the same ones I took off when I pulled the engine. Could someone please post a picture of what I am supposed to have. My pick-up is a 1970 Chevy and it's a 350 block. Thanks for the help so far.

garyd1961 · 01-01-2017, 07:14 PM

Edit- your mounts are totally different from the ones on my truck.

firedemon · 01-01-2017, 07:55 PM

look like 73 and up style mounts might have to take the one bolt back out and jockey the motor around a little but they should go ive seen them off more than that and go just a pain

**Grumpy old man** · 01-01-2017, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by firedemon

look like 73 and up style mounts might have to take the one bolt back out and jockey the motor around a little but they should go ive seen them off more than that and go just a pain

^^ There's nothing wrong with the mounts they work fine you just have to MUSCLE them a bit to get them aligned loosening the bolts will help .

atm70chevy · 01-01-2017, 10:15 PM

IT'S IN!! So I finally decided to put the drivers side bolt back in and took the frame stand off of the frame and attached it to the motor mount. Then I lowered it back down on the frame. It was still off a little but waaaayy closer than what it was. I was able to get the bolts back in the top of the frame stand and used a 2x4 and a hammer and was able to get the bottom hole lined up. That with a few choice words got it done!! Thanks for everyone's time and help.

Toms67 · 01-01-2017, 10:26 PM

Glad to hear you got it. Got a love the people on the forums.

**HO455** · 01-02-2017, 07:45 PM

Never underestimate the power of choice words. Glad to hear you won the battle.

01-01-2017, 06:43 PM	#1
atm70chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Longview, Texas Posts: 173	Motor mounts will not line up So I tried installing the engine this afternoon and the motor mounts will not line up. I have everything completely loose. The driver side went in perfect but now the passenger side is about 2" off. Are the frame stands or mounts side specific? I don't know what I am doing wrong. Can someone please help me figure this out??

01-01-2017, 06:53 PM	#2
atm70chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Longview, Texas Posts: 173	Re: Motor mounts will not line up I have pictures but can't figure out how to post them from my phone.

01-01-2017, 06:55 PM	#3
CaptRMW Custom Sport W/T Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Tarpon Springs,Fl & Annapolis,Md. ....................Quaint drinking villages with a fishing problem Posts: 898	Re: Motor mounts will not line up 2" off is a definite clue that something about the stands is amiss. What engine are we installing? What was changed from the previous engine being bolted up? A picture of each side will be a help.

01-01-2017, 07:03 PM	#4
Toms67 Registered User Join Date: May 2016 Location: Sackets harbor ny Posts: 282	Re: Motor mounts will not line up I think there is a left and a right. And when I think I put mine on. I had to leave them loose. Was just the nuts started. And I think the bolts were a little on the long side. Hope this helps.

01-01-2017, 07:07 PM	#5
atm70chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Longview, Texas Posts: 173	Re: Motor mounts will not line up It's the same block that came out of it. The only thing that is different are the motor mounts. Could they possibly be the wrong mounts? Attached Images

01-01-2017, 07:12 PM	#6
atm70chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Longview, Texas Posts: 173	Re: Motor mounts will not line up Are the frame stands side specific? It's been so long since I took it apart I don't remember. The motor mounts look exactly the same...

01-01-2017, 07:14 PM	#7
Toms67 Registered User Join Date: May 2016 Location: Sackets harbor ny Posts: 282	Re: Motor mounts will not line up You are using the clamshell mounts on the motor. You need the earlier style. 67 to 72. Small block V-8 style. There is a single stud in the center.

01-01-2017, 07:27 PM	#8
atm70chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Longview, Texas Posts: 173	Re: Motor mounts will not line up I'm completely confused now. The mounts on the motor are the same ones I took off when I pulled the engine. Could someone please post a picture of what I am supposed to have. My pick-up is a 1970 Chevy and it's a 350 block. Thanks for the help so far.

01-01-2017, 07:14 PM	#9
garyd1961 Registered User Join Date: May 2016 Location: Henderson NC Posts: 975	Re: Motor mounts will not line up Edit- your mounts are totally different from the ones on my truck.

01-01-2017, 07:55 PM	#10
firedemon Registered User Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: @ Posts: 890	Re: Motor mounts will not line up look like 73 and up style mounts might have to take the one bolt back out and jockey the motor around a little but they should go ive seen them off more than that and go just a pain

01-01-2017, 10:15 PM	#12
atm70chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Longview, Texas Posts: 173	Re: Motor mounts will not line up IT'S IN!! So I finally decided to put the drivers side bolt back in and took the frame stand off of the frame and attached it to the motor mount. Then I lowered it back down on the frame. It was still off a little but waaaayy closer than what it was. I was able to get the bolts back in the top of the frame stand and used a 2x4 and a hammer and was able to get the bottom hole lined up. That with a few choice words got it done!! Thanks for everyone's time and help.

01-01-2017, 10:26 PM	#13
Toms67 Registered User Join Date: May 2016 Location: Sackets harbor ny Posts: 282	Re: Motor mounts will not line up Glad to hear you got it. Got a love the people on the forums.

01-02-2017, 07:45 PM	#14
HO455 Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 11,017	Re: Motor mounts will not line up Never underestimate the power of choice words. Glad to hear you won the battle. __________________ Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban (the WMB),1988 S10 Blazer (the Stink10 II),1969 GTO (the Goat), 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford OHC six 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird (the DBP Bird). 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377



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