how to set up motor mounts/perches on a new frame

[Jerry]

this is my first attempt and im a little worried about getting the exact length/angle on the cuts. i dont want to have to re-do it 20 times. just wondering if theres any tricks to make it easier?

thanks

[biGshiz79]

I always mock up as much as possible before welding anything...

hang the engine and trans inbetween the rails, get it set where you want it.

measure it all out even, when the intake is level, the trans will have the approprate 3degree downward slant for the pinion angle.

once these are all in place, then start whittling the tabs to fit the mounts on the block. don't forget the trans mount/crossmember!

tack them in place, and remove the engine

then burn them in for good.

[cornfieldcustoms]

when i set up a frame and engine, i use my frame table to make it easier but you can do it on a floor. i set the motor up on wood blocks at the height i want. get it centered in between the rails, and set at the proper angle for your application. to make the motor mounts i use poster board and make full templates of the mounts to make sure they are right. transfer them to steel cut and tack them together. never weld anything solid till you have pretty much the whole car mocked up. it iwll save you head aches if you have to move something.

[kajunsage]

"Sick"what is this doing on the thread newbie are you on the rite site we dont care about fashion on here.

[UncleCreepy]

member to keep things off set, a 100% straight drive train will not work for long, why the engines say in a chevy is offset to the left some [not just for steering shaft room on the right] and the 3* angle down.

Cause U joint bearings don't work right if everything is straight.

They work but they will wear ubar fast.

[wedged]

member to keep things off set, a 100% straight drive train will not work for long, why the engines say in a chevy is offset to the left some [not just for steering shaft room on the right] and the 3* angle down.


Pet peeve: The engines are offset to the right for steering clearance, unless of course the car is right hand drive. The "side" of the car is determined by sitting in it and looking forward. everything on the left is the "left" side and to the right is the "right" side. I always crack up when people say "it's on the right, as you are looking at it while standing in front of it". That would be the left. Doesn't matter where you stand or how you look at it or of the car is flipped on it's roof. Rant over.

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