Bubba's engine mount
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Racer
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Finger TN
Bubba's engine mount
This is the motor mount I found when I got my 73'. Car is a small block by the vin, and has a 350, so why the space between the block and the mount? Is this Bubba's way of putting a small block in a big block frame, or is it just the wrong motor mount? I haven't found the vin on the frame to verify the frame matches the body, and wasn't sure if there is a difference between big block and small block frames?
Instructor
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: Wilmington MA
Yo!
Just a thought,
At first glance, it looks like the right mount from the pic. Maybe they raised the motor to get the right angles for the driveshaft u-joints. The angle between the tranny and driveshaft and the angle between the driveshaft and the diff need to be the same or real close or you can get a wicked vibration. I went through it all. Ended up raising the tranny and raising the front of the diff to get rid of a bad vibration.
If you remove the spacer and pick up a vibration, put it back in.
Good luck, have fun.
Just a thought,
At first glance, it looks like the right mount from the pic. Maybe they raised the motor to get the right angles for the driveshaft u-joints. The angle between the tranny and driveshaft and the angle between the driveshaft and the diff need to be the same or real close or you can get a wicked vibration. I went through it all. Ended up raising the tranny and raising the front of the diff to get rid of a bad vibration.
If you remove the spacer and pick up a vibration, put it back in.
Good luck, have fun.
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Racer
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Finger TN
bubba spacers
Both sides are the same. I'm running Hooker super-comp headers as the car came that way. I've got real problems with hood clearance as Bubba also installed a truck 350 with a square bore performer RPM intake with a Q-Jet from an 80' olds?? and a 1" square to spread adapter. 
If these cars weren't so awesome, this wouldn't be worth it. What a learning experience this is becoming!!
If these cars weren't so awesome, this wouldn't be worth it. What a learning experience this is becoming!!
Melting Slicks
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There must have been a reason for it, check everything real close. Could have been a header clearance issue or drivetrain vibration issue... or something else who knows. Did the truck motor come with a truck oil pan? Could have been an oil pan to steering cylinder clearance issue. Buy a C3 motor mount from an autoparts store to compare the dimensions, if they're the same you can just return it.
Burning Brakes
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From: Concord Calif
No tall deck small blocks in stock form. The pictures appear to be a small block, but still a good thought.
Racer
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From: Corona Ca