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58gmc · 12-29-2004, 03:04 AM

Have been restoring a 58 GMC Town and Country (Do I dare say "GMC's version of the Cameo?")

Re-installing the rebuilt 336 V-8 has been no party in the engine mount department.

Good news: The rear mounts are very widely available (Chevy Duty, among others) and the front mount is going to Steele Rubber in the Carolinas to have the rubber re-vulcanized.

Bad news: The bracket that bolts between the engine and the front mount is busted on one side and I can't find another one to save my life. I'm about to take the bracket to a sheet metal shop for a reproduction but I thought I'd see what all the wizards had to say first, especially if someone knows someone who has one.

Thanks, everyone.

BIGG BELLY · 12-30-2004, 08:54 PM

how soon do you need it...and are you looking for original brackets?? i have these creatures on my truck and wont be using them. the problem is that the truck is mobile now and i dont know when i'm going to tear it down-- i could always make a bracket just to get it around the yard.

58gmc · 01-01-2005, 06:00 PM

You are a gentleman and a scholar for offering to get into your rig to get me the bracket, but my whole project has ground to a halt over this, so I need it right away. I'm going to visit the sheet metal shop this coming week.

Thanks again.

Rich

BIGG BELLY · 01-01-2005, 10:23 PM

i dont think it would be hard to fab one out of a piece of angle iron with some gussets welded on...just wouldn't look original..let me know how it works out for you

rico_bob · 01-08-2005, 04:30 PM

email me: rico_bob@hotmail.com I can help if you still need one.

12-29-2004, 03:04 AM	#1
58gmc Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2	58 GMC engine front support bracket Have been restoring a 58 GMC Town and Country (Do I dare say "GMC's version of the Cameo?") Re-installing the rebuilt 336 V-8 has been no party in the engine mount department. Good news: The rear mounts are very widely available (Chevy Duty, among others) and the front mount is going to Steele Rubber in the Carolinas to have the rubber re-vulcanized. Bad news: The bracket that bolts between the engine and the front mount is busted on one side and I can't find another one to save my life. I'm about to take the bracket to a sheet metal shop for a reproduction but I thought I'd see what all the wizards had to say first, especially if someone knows someone who has one. Thanks, everyone. __________________ Rich "I always prefer twin-engine airplanes. When one engine fails, the other will take you to the scene of the crash...."

12-30-2004, 08:54 PM	#2
BIGG BELLY Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: jax,fl Posts: 49	how soon do you need it...and are you looking for original brackets?? i have these creatures on my truck and wont be using them. the problem is that the truck is mobile now and i dont know when i'm going to tear it down-- i could always make a bracket just to get it around the yard. __________________ 55 big window long bed 69 olds 98 check out my pics photo albums

01-01-2005, 06:00 PM	#3
58gmc Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2	You are a gentleman and a scholar for offering to get into your rig to get me the bracket, but my whole project has ground to a halt over this, so I need it right away. I'm going to visit the sheet metal shop this coming week. Thanks again. Rich __________________ Rich "I always prefer twin-engine airplanes. When one engine fails, the other will take you to the scene of the crash...."

01-01-2005, 10:23 PM	#4
BIGG BELLY Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: jax,fl Posts: 49	i dont think it would be hard to fab one out of a piece of angle iron with some gussets welded on...just wouldn't look original..let me know how it works out for you __________________ 55 big window long bed 69 olds 98 check out my pics photo albums

01-08-2005, 04:30 PM	#5
rico_bob "Treasure the Ride" Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Mid Michigan, Harrison Michigan, USA Posts: 682	email me: rico_bob@hotmail.com I can help if you still need one. __________________ If you think you can you're right. If you think you can't you're still right. Trucks: '56 SWB; '57 SWB; '63 C-10 Current projects: 1963 Long Fleetside for the wife! '56 for the daughter. Visit us at: www.ricos-rods-and-relics.com



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