[C1] 283 engine mount
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283 engine mount
Hi Guys,
Going to have a rebuilt 283 engine installed in my 58. I've looked everywhere on the internet to find a schematic, diagram or photo's explaining or showing how the engine block is secured to the frame.
I have the frame mounts, crossover bracket with hardware and the rubber mounts/bolts and can find a detailed diagram of how to assemble the crossover bracket to the frame mount, but I cannot find a diagram that shows how or where the engine is bolted to the crossover bracket.
Can any of you send me a link to a schematic/photos/diagram (facing the front of engine without grille or radiator) that shows where the block meets with the frame mounts & crossover bracket and where the bolts are placed.
Sorry to be such a novice, but I want to know "the how to do it" before I turn my car over to an excellent mechanic that's not too knowledgeable on C1 Vette engine installations.
thanks for any help you can provide.
Going to have a rebuilt 283 engine installed in my 58. I've looked everywhere on the internet to find a schematic, diagram or photo's explaining or showing how the engine block is secured to the frame.
I have the frame mounts, crossover bracket with hardware and the rubber mounts/bolts and can find a detailed diagram of how to assemble the crossover bracket to the frame mount, but I cannot find a diagram that shows how or where the engine is bolted to the crossover bracket.
Can any of you send me a link to a schematic/photos/diagram (facing the front of engine without grille or radiator) that shows where the block meets with the frame mounts & crossover bracket and where the bolts are placed.
Sorry to be such a novice, but I want to know "the how to do it" before I turn my car over to an excellent mechanic that's not too knowledgeable on C1 Vette engine installations.
thanks for any help you can provide.
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Hi Guys,
Going to have a rebuilt 283 engine installed in my 58. I've looked everywhere on the internet to find a schematic, diagram or photo's explaining or showing how the engine block is secured to the frame.
I have the frame mounts, crossover bracket with hardware and the rubber mounts/bolts and can find a detailed diagram of how to assemble the crossover bracket to the frame mount, but I cannot find a diagram that shows how or where the engine is bolted to the crossover bracket.
Can any of you send me a link to a schematic/photos/diagram (facing the front of engine without grille or radiator) that shows where the block meets with the frame mounts & crossover bracket and where the bolts are placed.
Sorry to be such a novice, but I want to know "the how to do it" before I turn my car over to an excellent mechanic that's not too knowledgeable on C1 Vette engine installations.
thanks for any help you can provide.
Going to have a rebuilt 283 engine installed in my 58. I've looked everywhere on the internet to find a schematic, diagram or photo's explaining or showing how the engine block is secured to the frame.
I have the frame mounts, crossover bracket with hardware and the rubber mounts/bolts and can find a detailed diagram of how to assemble the crossover bracket to the frame mount, but I cannot find a diagram that shows how or where the engine is bolted to the crossover bracket.
Can any of you send me a link to a schematic/photos/diagram (facing the front of engine without grille or radiator) that shows where the block meets with the frame mounts & crossover bracket and where the bolts are placed.
Sorry to be such a novice, but I want to know "the how to do it" before I turn my car over to an excellent mechanic that's not too knowledgeable on C1 Vette engine installations.
thanks for any help you can provide.
Last edited by jimh_1962; Jul 9, 2018 at 07:45 PM.
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I'm not aware of any pulley difference but there is a spacer that goes behind the harmonic balancer that moves the damper out the amount that the engine mount moves the water pump forward.
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Lots of different ones out there:
https://www.corvettecentral.com/sear...gs=C1&count=18
Yeah, make sure to use the spacer.
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Lots of different ones out there:
https://www.corvettecentral.com/sear...gs=C1&count=18
Yeah, make sure to use the spacer.
https://www.corvettecentral.com/sear...gs=C1&count=18
Yeah, make sure to use the spacer.
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Since it is on a stand, mount all the pulleys, generator and check alignment of the belt. Easier to make any adjustments out of the car. I had to shim my generator with a thin washer to square it up on the manifold mount.
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