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Post by mario428 on Feb 1, 2012 9:30:28 GMT -4
Prefer a platform under the ends of the motor plate, not hanging off the bolts then.  |
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Post by MercuryMan on Feb 1, 2012 9:57:47 GMT -4
Prefer a platform under the ends of the motor plate, not hanging off the bolts then. Exactly what I was thinking when I asked the question.  |
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Post by fabersp14 on Feb 1, 2012 16:06:15 GMT -4
"Food for thought" Tommy F has his old Aluminum Headed spare motor sitting in his Garage, went 9.6 at 2900 LB, also has lots of parts you may be interested 902-922-2266
Faber
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Post by MercuryMan on Feb 1, 2012 16:27:43 GMT -4
Thanks for the lead....I'm running a semi tight budget on this right now, only buying what is needed to have it running in May 2012. ;D
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Post by MercuryMan on Feb 1, 2012 23:53:22 GMT -4
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Post by MercuryMan on Feb 4, 2012 9:17:13 GMT -4
The wife went to bed early last night (sick thanks to the kids :  so I went out to the garage and put the headers in the car. I have to massage the tunnel in two places and a little where they fit around the steering shaft. I have a “you fit” Flaming river shaft so it shouldn’t be that hard to make it work. They cleared the trans ok so that was a bonus. ...One in from the top, one from the bottom with the engine hanging on the picker, plate off. |
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Post by mario428 on Feb 4, 2012 12:11:38 GMT -4
I was suprised it fit in so easy, putting the 351W in the Merc was a much larger fight. We have lots of weight, getting it to the back tires is another story...LOL....The oil pan is about 3/8" above the steering rack and the driveshaft angles are excellent. Grind the rib off the top of the rack and put a 1/8 spacer on there, set the engine on that and you are good. That is how the engine sat in the Fairmont, also back far enough that the top bellhousing bolts were tight. Your headers will determine where it can sit to a large extent though. |
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Post by MercuryMan on Feb 4, 2012 12:35:16 GMT -4
I was suprised it fit in so easy, putting the 351W in the Merc was a much larger fight. We have lots of weight, getting it to the back tires is another story...LOL....The oil pan is about 3/8" above the steering rack and the driveshaft angles are excellent. Grind the rib off the top of the rack and put a 1/8 spacer on there, set the engine on that and you are good. That is how the engine sat in the Fairmont, also back far enough that the top bellhousing bolts were tight. Your headers will determine where it can sit to a large extent though. The tunnel was previously altered to get the C6 in there so there is a fair bit of room to get at the top trans bolts...I should have put the headers in first, I welded on the new plate mounting tabs the other night and now the headers are holding the plate about 1/2" from the tabs....Nothing a body saw, grinder and MIG won't fix. ;D I'll alter the tunnel a little more to give them clearance, there is nothing behind them to stop me from altering the sheet metal in those area's. Over all I would say the Super Comps fit decent, they are a little tight around the steering shaft but I expected that. I didn't have the money for stainless steel Kook's.  |
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Post by MercuryMan on Feb 4, 2012 16:53:21 GMT -4
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....I called Bernie for some technical advice before I broke out the sawzall.... ;D ;D ;D
so I went out to the garage and put the headers in the car. I have to massage the tunnel in two places and a little where they fit around the steering shaft. I have a “you fit” Flaming river shaft so it shouldn’t be that hard to make it work. They cleared the trans ok so that was a bonus. 
