Re: How do '62 196's differ?

[JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The 62 Classic has the two front biscuit type engine
mounts attached to the lower portion of the engine
front cover.  There is a flange there to accept the
engine mounts. There is a crossmember which passes
underneath this portion of the engine.

The two rear mounts support the bellhousing at a point
about three inches behind the engine.

Joe Fulton
Salinas, CA

--- Justin Shelton <justinshelton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> I have been offered a '62 Classic for free, and the
> body is in good enough condition to be a nice
> looking
> driver.  The transmission is there, but no engine.
> 
> I have several rebuildable 196s sitting around, but
> I
> understand that there is something unique about the
> '62 version of that engine - perhaps how the
> crossmember fits under the oil pan or the locations
> of
> the engine mounts - that prohibits easily dropping
> in
> a 196 from an earlier year.
> 
> I do not have the '62 here, so I cannot check the
> locations of the engine mounting points or the
> location of the crossmember against one of the
> engines.  The engine I would like to drop in is a
> 1960.  I do not want to do an overhaul on that
> engine
> only to find out that I have to do a bunch of
> cutting
> and welding to get it in to the car!
> 
> Thanks, guys.
> 
> - Justin
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