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Offline 87OldYeller

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Engine brackets
« on: January 21, 2010, 07:17:07 pm »
These just don't look right for some reason. there supposed to be for a SBC but i have never removed a pair these look right?


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Re: Engine brackets
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2010, 09:38:50 pm »
This is what my '79 engine mounts look like...







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Re: Engine brackets
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2010, 09:50:56 pm »

Look about right to me too.

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Re: Engine brackets
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2010, 11:13:36 pm »
I don't like the slot or dents/holes in the mount in the top pic, but otherwise they look fine.  It looks correct but the left one looks trashed.
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Re: Engine brackets
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2010, 07:02:04 am »
Looks like someone modified the one bracket. They aren't slotted.
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Re: Engine brackets
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2010, 07:05:48 am »
that is what i was thinking it is not a round hole looked like it has been cut.
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Re: Engine brackets
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2010, 08:04:38 pm »
SBC engine brackets are they he same size or is one bigger than the other. I am not sure. But the one on the left is a lot bigger than on the right. as in like the dept of it if it is bolted up it moves the engine over so far you can not even put one in on the other side.

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Re: Engine brackets
« Reply #7 on: January 23, 2010, 12:23:21 pm »
They are the same left and right. Grab another set
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Re: Engine brackets
« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2010, 05:43:50 pm »
You want 2 like on the right of that picture.

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Re: Engine brackets
« Reply #9 on: January 23, 2010, 06:16:58 pm »
ok thanks.

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Re: Engine brackets
« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2010, 06:34:13 pm »
Just a guess but did the motor ever have some cheap generic universal "block hugger headers" on it? I looked at a truck that had a pair of them on it and it took some serious hack'n to get them in there.
They had to grind off about 99% from the motor mount bolt head. Wasn't a whole lot left to hold the motor in place.

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Re: Engine brackets
« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2010, 07:24:39 pm »
well these mounts in the picture. were give to me. i didn't realize they were not a set until i painted them. i Have no clue where they came from originally.