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| | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 431 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 431 | the front plate on the 6s, the one under the timing gear cover that also serves as the front mount - what would be the possibility of using one of those plates on a later year 194-292? if it would work, it would eliminate dealing with the side frame mounts or front 'suspension' screw mounts. bingo, direct drop in swap. no? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,811 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,811 | Good idea, but no seegar! The bolt pattern on the timing cover is not a match, and I believe the length of the old and new engine designs is slightly different. You'd also need a V-8 bellhousing from 55-62 to bolt up to the back of the 194-292 block, and some of them don't have exactly the same motor mount positioning as the 216-261 bellhousings had.
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 431 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 431 | but-but........smash an old man's dreams? how dare you?!
i just pickup up santucci's 6cyl book - yeah, the front alone would require a lot of tweaking. oh well..... | | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,221 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,221 | If it would work, the front would be mounted in the center and depending on the trans, it might be mounted in the center as well. Then what would hold the engine up?
Go back to dreaming, its still free.......
Joe | | | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 431 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 431 | what would hold the engine up?
what holds it up in a stock config? the front and rear mounts, no? | | |
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