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From: Long Island
They made all the difference. At first, the pulley was chewing on the under hood light bezel, and the head unit was rubbing the hood at the support cross member. I removed the hood liner, under hood light, and associated wiring. That solved the pulley grinding...
The mounts were a piece of cake.
Loosen the mount hardware, loosen the cradle hardware, jack up the motor, and let the cradle hang in order to remove the OEM mounts.
Hinson specs the mounts to .360 shorter than the OEM. Works out to 23/64". Whatever the math- it did the trick. No more hood-blower contact.
The mounts were a piece of cake.
Loosen the mount hardware, loosen the cradle hardware, jack up the motor, and let the cradle hang in order to remove the OEM mounts. Hinson specs the mounts to .360 shorter than the OEM. Works out to 23/64". Whatever the math- it did the trick. No more hood-blower contact.
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They made all the difference. At first, the pulley was chewing on the under hood light bezel, and the head unit was rubbing the hood at the support cross member. I removed the hood liner, under hood light, and associated wiring. That solved the pulley grinding...
The mounts were a piece of cake. Loosen the mount hardware, loosen the cradle hardware, jack up the motor, and let the cradle hang in order to remove the OEM mounts.
Hinson specs the mounts to .360 shorter than the OEM. Works out to 23/64". Whatever the math- it did the trick. No more hood-blower contact.
The mounts were a piece of cake.
Loosen the mount hardware, loosen the cradle hardware, jack up the motor, and let the cradle hang in order to remove the OEM mounts. Hinson specs the mounts to .360 shorter than the OEM. Works out to 23/64". Whatever the math- it did the trick. No more hood-blower contact.