Re: [Amc-list] 7 Main Bearing engine into 62 Classic

[Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>]

As long as the six is pre 1972 (199/232, or even 71 only 258) all parts will work -- bell, flywheel, clutch, etc., and bolt right up with no problems. 

You can replace the 1/8" thick spacer between the bell and engine with a 1/8" thick steel plate and make mounts on that, but I would just drill the bell housing and use carriage bolts from the inside to bolt mounts on. That would solve the problem for the rear mounts, but you'll have to make a plate that bolts behind the timing cover for the front mounts. The old 196 plate could probably be drilled/cut to work, but that would move the mounts way forward of their current location. No big problem -- just relocate the front engine cross member. 

I think you'd be better off making a new rear trans cross member and welding perches for the center mounts on the suspension cross member of the 62. It's strong enough to support the engine, AMC didn't do it that way as they already made the four point mounts. Three point mounts came the next year with the 63 Classic/Ambo. Of course you only want to do that if you're changing the engine/trans/rear axle. To keep the original trans/torque tube/axle you'll have to drill the front cross member, and use the short shaft water pump/pulley system. 


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Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:21:12 -0400
From: "oldcars@xxxxxxxxx" <oldcars@xxxxxxxxx>

After having a good look at things, I have come to think that I might want
to use the 1967 199 instead of the later 232. 

The 1967 199 should bolt up to the 1962 bell housing, which means I can
retain the rear mounts as are already in place.
I imagine I would have to use the 1967 starter
I should be able to use the 1962 flywheel and clutch internals...or would I
need to use the 1967 flywheel?

Now, as far as the transmission itself goes, the top bolts and the bearing
retainer look to be in the exact same location on both transmissions.
The difference is in the lower 2 bolts. 
It looks like the lower holes from the 62 would line up on the outside of
the transmission case of the 67.
So...I am thinking I could make a pair of brackets which would bolt to the
lower holes in the 1962 bellhousing, and to the lower holes (ears) on the
1967 transmission. 

That way there would be no space between the front face of the transmission
and the bellhousing rear face.

If it became necessary to make a plate which would bolt to all 6 holes (top
2 bolts would bolt through the plate, the plate would bolt to the bottom 2
holes on the bellhousing, and to the bottom holes (ears)on the
transmission. 
How thick could I get away with making such a plate?
Eventually it would interfere with the tip of the input shaft being in the
bearing at the back of the crankshaft.



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