If you aren't using the original torque tube, the u-joint angles must match and that will dictate motor-mount height. One of my factory manuals says not to use front-end shims to raise the front of the engine, so that's what I did. It doesn't vibrate and the shims haven't worn their way into the cross member in the last 100.000 miles.


1951 3800 1-ton
"Earning its keep from the get-go"
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1962 261 (w/cam, Fenton headers, 2 carbs, MSD ign.), SM420 & Brown-Lipe 6231A 3spd aux. trans, stock axles & brakes. Owned since 1971.