Sibes67

Installing new exhaust, car had no front exhaust bracket, so ordered a new one & installed. Trans mounting bracket, rubber mount fit before I hung the frt exhaust bracket, now it does not. The trans bracket hits bottom of mount before it becomes flush for bottom bolts! Am thinking perhaps since tranny is not original to car (3846429 current trans #), this may be causing the issue. Screwdriver in pics shows amount of space I am "off" before the bracket would/should become flush. Or, forum ideas would help. Thanks.
Ron

66jack

Looking at the picture, you dont have the 2 nut/washer/bolt on the upper part of the bracket...if you put them in it should pull it up closer to the trans mount and take out your block of wood holding up the trans...

MelWff

do you have the exhaust bracket facing the wrong direction?
http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/diagr...w/index/id/23/

Bluestripe67

If I understand things accurately try loosening all the bolts, work the rear bolts into place, then, in two stages tighten all the bolts equally. Dennis

Sibes67

Well, I do have this part correct, it's facing toward the rear as it should.
Thanks.
Ron

Mike Geary

I don't have a car in the garage to look at right now, but the rubber mount may be misoriented 180*.

BTW: the -429 tail housing with driver's side speedo cable connection is correct for your '64 I believe.

Sibes67

I think you and Bluestripe have it correct.....I wont be back to the shop till Wednesday, and will re-post some new info then. Am thinking the sequence of the bolts may do it, and I only put in that 2 X 4 to support tranny, while working there. Wonder if I pushed it up a tad, and it affected getting these parts back in. Every day I seem to learn something new, thanks Forum, later.
Ron

Sibes67

I will check the rubber mount again, but I do believe it's orientation is the same either side; good on the numbers from you too, thanks.
Ron

Sibes67

All parts back together, with new exhaust hangar. Discovered I needed to lift the transmission a bit to install, gave enough room to slip parts in, then start all the bolts and tighten.
Sibes67