Re: [gremlintime] Engine mounts

[themixtoo@xxxx]

This is Gary from snowy Cleveland again. It's difficult to describe the sbc 
motor mounts because your application will differ depending on whether your 
Gremmi is an original V-8 (like mine) or a 6-cyl. The front crossmember is 
different, the metal brackets that the rubber mounts bolt to are welded at a 
different angle and in a different location (not much, but just enough to 
cause a headache). The key to this is to make the rear tranny mount first ( 
Oh yea, remember to use a Delco Distributor when mocking this up). Clearance 
at the firewall is the only real bitch (unless your not going to drive this 
on the street). It took much trial and error to get a distributor / wiper 
motor combination to work in order to pass a safety inspection here in Ohio. 
I found an old Mallory dual point distributor (converted to electronic 
ignition) to be the solution in my case. As for the front motor mounts, I 
used the rubber AMC V-8 mounts and made a steel adapter to bolt it directly 
to the engine. Keep the engine level from side to side and set about a 5 
degree downward angle from the front of the engine to the rear of the tranny 
(along the crankshaft axis) and that will eliminate any driveshaft angle 
problem. I had to make the templates for the steel adapters out of cardboard 
and take the pieces to a fabricator as there are no kits for this swap unless 
you want one of those dumb looking flat plates bolted to the front of your 
engine.
Hope this helps, Gary 'The Mix'