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Old Apr 30, 2022 | 02:35 PM
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Could someone please get me one measurement between the two engine mount bolt holes on the frame horns?
Blue circles in pic. (pic not mine)

My frame is too wide at the shock towers and I feel I should double check this area as well.
Mine has been on the frame rack once already and will be going back.
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It looks like ~ 16.5 inches center of hole to center of hole on my frame.





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Great to know!
Thanks.
It looks like mine are 16-3/4".
According to David Howard our frame guru, that's probably as close as GMs measurements were anyway when they left the factory.
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Leigh,

On my '71 small block they are 16.75" apart. Don't know if there's a difference between SB & BB. It's a bit hard to determine the actual center of the holes by eye since they're oblong and on a slant.

Hope this helps

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not exactly what you are looking for but maybe it can help in the future
http://repairs.willcoxcorvette.com/1...mension-chart/
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Hi Leigh,

My frame measures out at 16.75”.
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Thanks guys!
And I do have the GM frame charts, but interestingly they have zero measurements listed for the engine motor mounts or any of the front suspension mounting points.
So I am trying to collect a few more bits of info, that we can add to those charts.
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