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Just about have the engine completely rebuilt in my 1959 3600 and getting ready to drop it in the truck. this is my first attempt at this and I'm learning a lot.
I've been researching new motor mounts and I'm very confused. All the online parts houses show front mounts that are side mounted. My truck has a single mount in front in the center of the cross member. My engine doesn't even have a place to mount brackets for the side mounted mounts.
Why am I having trouble finding my mount and where can I find a replacement?

Wait to hear from someone with first-hand experience with 58/58 motor mounts.

My guess, from reading similar posts, is that you have a 1958(and earlier)-style front motor mount (not the 1959 and later style front side motor mounts).

This oddity is not uncommon when there is a change in features. The assembly plants used up old parts before switching to a newer style part.

1959 should mount on the front side. See Picture
If you have a 1960-62 engine it will not have the provisions for these mounts.
If that is the case you will have to adapt some other style of mounting.

Maybe the 47-54 front mounts would work nicely?

There was someone here recently that adapted the 1932-54 mount on a later truck.

Is this what you are referring to, [b]Dave[/b]?

I do not know what I am talking about, but seems to me the front motor mounts for the AD would mean drilling two holes in the frame and calling it a day? Wouldn't we prefer to address this issue with a definitive solution if all it means is drilling a few holes?

Maybe its more than that, but hopefully we can give advice to those who need it. What about a paper drill template? I can do that. Must be more to it.

Thanks for the reply, That could definitely explain this. I'll look for mounts on earlier trucks.

Rick -

Thanks the pics everybody sent. Your pics, along with the posts got me thinking that maybe I don't actually have a '59 engine. I reviewed the casting numbers and sure enough, it's a 60-62 235. This explains why I have so many holes in the front cross-member. Now that that I know what I'm looking for I should be all set.
Wish I would have come here along time ago..
Rick -

The mounts are on the front of the engine. There are also two different lengths of mounts for 6 or 8 cylinder.

See LMC catalog for diagram;

http://lmctruck.com/icatalog/ca/full.aspx?Page=77