Is that block in the middle which is interfering with your bolt heads spot welded on?
If so, why not drill out the spot welds and remove it?
That's not a bad idea, but his engine is fully assembled and drilling out spot welds would mean additional holes in the bottom of the mount plate, unless he disassembles the engine to remove the front plate and work on it. At that point just changing the front engine plate would be easier. (I know of a couple that are handy) Also would need to square up the bolt holes like I suggested above to use the original style carriage bolts. As far as getting the bolts in, like I said, opening the hole up just a touch allows the bolt to go in from the top without removing the timing cover.
