Re: 1980's 258 six in 1970 Hornet...

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

Wouldn't lowering the trans move the cover even closer to the firewall?  

The one time I took the cover off a 6 cylinder Pacer it was actually easier than
the in the GHSCE cars. 

Ken Ames

Quoting Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>:

> On Sun, 29 May 2005, Jim Blair wrote:
> 
> > A: Silly thought, but what about lowering the trans crossbar to get the
> > cover out?
> 
> aargh, that silly idea might have saved me a lot of swearing.
> I'll have to check what the next interference is -- sway bar, etc.
> 
> It would bug me if I couldn't pull the valve cover off 'on the
> side of the road'. It would make a repairable problem into a tow
> job. This sort of thing is what makes non-standard car projects
> contain so much hidden work! (I seem to selectively forget this
> little detail by the time I start a new project...)
> 
> > but the car motor mount pads are same style as the AMC
> > Eagle, right? If so, then those are also the same for CJ and Full Size
> > Jeeps, so you can get Energy Suspension CJ poly mounts (they vibrate a bit
> > at first, but this is a strength thing) and use the universal trans mount
> > with a bit of work. The alignment pin holes may need redrilling, but I
> just
> > cheated and tightened mine down because it's a truck and I was in a hurry.
> 
> It's a really simple three-point mount. On the front X-member are
> two angled pads, one per side, about 4" x 4", with a single hole
> in the middle.  Lots of room to shift forward here.
> 
> THe rear x-member is a saddle; the mount bolts to the horizontal
> saddle and has a vertical (manual) pair of ears or a horizontal
> (auto) pair of ears with holes. You could add simple flat metal to
> extend/shorten or redrill. An easy inch here.
> 
> The Hornet's have relatively long engine compartments, I think 73+
> even longer (that damned wiper motor housing).  My fan is on a 1"
> extention to put it a decent inch from the tubes. If I needed to
> (I don't) I could space the radiator forward two inches if
> necessary.
> 
> I'd hate to shift weight forward even just for a street car.  A 1"
> vertical slice of the engine probably weighgs 20 - 40 lbs; + that
> on the front and - that behind the from x-member.
> 
> > ate stock motor mounts and destroyed 2
> > hard to find FSJ fan shrouds before I found these ES poly mounts.
> 
> I'll watch for this! I stayed with rubber insulators on purpose
> for noise and vibration (AMCs are noisy enough) but poly beats
> 
> broken!
> 
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