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John Howard
06-27-2014, 09:23 AM
I have a 57 chevy. Bel Air with a 327 engine . I',m moving the motor mounts from the front of the engine to the side. I have a mount I have got to bolt to the frame. Do I take the front mounts off and raise the engine a little or leave them on.

56-210Sedan
06-27-2014, 11:01 AM
If all you are doing is putting side mounts on (not moving it forward) you will be fine by just putting side mounts on, and you will no longer need the front mount, removing it is up to you if you are ok with it there then just leave it.

Do you know were you got your side mounts from? you should not have to raise the engine, although depending on what mounts you have that could happen, if they were odd mounts.

Now if you mean raise the engine to install the mounts that will help you do the job giving you added working space.

56-210Sedan
06-27-2014, 11:10 AM
Sorry i can not Edit my threads again, but are your mounts weld in or bolt in?

chevynut
06-27-2014, 12:05 PM
Marty, why can't you edit your post? Do you see the "Edit Post" button on the bottom of your post window? Doesn't it work?

56-210Sedan
06-27-2014, 12:43 PM
It says i only have one minute to do it and usually by the time i find out i messed up my post, my minute is up LOL

carls 56 (RIP 11/24/2021)
06-27-2014, 12:57 PM
used side mounts on a 327 I had in a 55. left the front ones in and everything was great. you can never have to many mounts.

chevynut
06-27-2014, 01:12 PM
you can never have to many mounts.

In fact, you can have too many mounts. THREE points define a plane. If you add a fourth point, it may not be in the same plane and will put stresses on one or more mounts. Also, an engine is SUPPOSED to move relative to the frame to reduce the vibrations transmitted to it and the body. If you more rigidly attach the engine to the frame it will transmit the vibrations to the interior of the car. Three mounting points allow some engine movement.

The best and simplest type of mounting is the 3-point system, and that's why virtually every rear drive car built since 1958 has that setup. Even my Duramax truck uses a 3-point mounting scheme, two on the engine and one on the transmission.

Rick_L
06-27-2014, 01:29 PM
Regarding "editing posts". I ran into the one minute limit a day or two ago. It hasn't always been that way.

markm
06-27-2014, 01:30 PM
Regarding "editing posts". I ran into the one minute limit a day or two ago. It hasn't always been that way.

Me too, I thought it was strange and unnecessary.

Rick_L
06-27-2014, 04:39 PM
I think it's a setting in the site software. I also think it got changed at some point in time, likely recently, and it could have been totally inadvertent. Other sites, even trifive.com use vBulletin and don't have the 1 minute to edit.

NickP
06-28-2014, 06:55 AM
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JT56
06-28-2014, 08:15 AM
I have a 57 chevy. Bel Air with a 327 engine . I',m moving the motor mounts from the front of the engine to the side. I have a mount I have got to bolt to the frame. Do I take the front mounts off and raise the engine a little or leave them on.

If your planning on running PS they have different brackets for front and side mounts. So that maybe something to consider too. Not sure why I get a message showing my message is too short and I need 1400 more characters?XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

56-210Sedan
06-28-2014, 09:36 AM
JT i think i know why they had it set for 1439, Sid wanted us to work on our typing skills LOL;) JK