''The 292 would be longer then the original engine''this is a false statement
i have a 292 in my 51 - 3104 and NO modifications are needed to any sheet metal when installed in an AD truck. I can't find the thread i wrote but if you look at leo's book in the first chapter he states engine sizes. the 292 is the same length as all chevy L-6 motors except 1.75'' taller, and if i remember lighter. some later years of motors were made/cast in mexico.
i have two side mounts that i got from buffalo steve in wash st.
https://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Main/8169/Number/51421#Post51421https://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Main/8150/Number/51290#Post51290i have a T5 Hybrid 5 speed tranny, so the whole set up is three bolts to hold the engine in situ. the side mounts on a 292 are offset, rubber mounted using biscuits. the T5 uses a stock chevy rubber mount bolted to a box steel cross member 2x3''. you'll need the larger dia bellhousing to make this work w/ the T5.
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my clutch actuating arm is home made and utilizes an early corvette throw out pivot arm. So far and this may be updated again but...
seems to be the use of an early corvette clutch arm 1956-1962. This vette arm after it comes out of the rubber boot bends forward quit a bit and has a hole for a clevis or heim joynt fitting (for adjustment) and should clear the new power master cylinder. Later camaro, el caminos and chevelle fork arms are too wide to fit the slot in the cast iron bellhousing, do not bend forward enough and must be modified for adjustment cause they are hydraulic model arms w/ a dimple @ the end location. Too much work to redo/modify those arms.
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hope this helps
