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[QUOTE=stacebg;449719]with all due respect i would go with the poly if not the original rubber
unless you are in fact building a race "car"
as mentioned the poly will hardly move at all
i wouldnt hesitate to use the rubber
they wont settle much because of the angle they are on
i once replaced the rubbers in my suspension links with heim joints horrible difference... granted the suspension and motor / trans is not exactly the same ... you get the idea...
to each his own[/QUOTE]
These are Poly.
I did not want to go back to rubber because I have seen so many nasty worn out rubber bushings. The rubber ones I pulled of (although they are very old) were misshaped and degrading
I am glad they will not settle or compress much. That makes my mounting brackets easier to figure out
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[QUOTE=Fowler;449796]These are Poly.
I did not want to go back to rubber because I have seen so many nasty worn out rubber bushings. The rubber ones I pulled of (although they are very old) were misshaped and degrading
I am glad they will not settle or compress much. That makes my mounting brackets easier to figure out[/QUOTE]
unless they are subject to oil factory seem to last pretty well
have a couple elcaminos an 85 an 86 ive had about 15 yrs no idea if they were changed previous but i havent changed em..
but i know oil will kill em
each his own... :)
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Worked on my mounts this weekend
I spent all Saturday morning trying to get it straight.
I would move the front and the back would go out of aliment. I went through this for a while
Finally I figured it out
I got it as close as I could then lined up the Trany output shaft and braced in place with rebar
Then I lined up the front and braced it. Since the trany was braced it stayed in line
I took measurements from every spot I could find.
In the end it lined up real well
I still need to drill 1 hole (where the C clamp is) on the R/S mount but I broke my pilot hole bits so I have to go buy another one.
I also need to fabricate the cross-member for the Trany
In all broke 4 bits and the belt on my drill press
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]44182[/ATTACH]i will share my nightmare.....the 3 circles are the mounts....i made 3 caster wheel mounts for 3 points. i kept the same engine layback angle that the car had. then the engine and transaxle could be moved around the shop. in order to remove the engine i attach the caster wheels and mounts, then lift the frame up and over the engine. it looks like you got it figured out fowler, good idea about using the rebar to hold engine/trans location with respect to the frame! larry
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[QUOTE=LarryA;417856]fowler...one idea is to ditch the serpentine.....get a v-belt style waterpump (should turn opposite direction) ,crank pulley and alt/w/v pulley and mount the alt down where the ps.was?? larry[/QUOTE]
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So after I fabricate the transmission mount I need to start on the front.
Be fore I do that I need to figure out how I will mount the Alternator and run the belt.
I may do as you said and mount it low. I'm not crazy about having it that low but dont know what else to do right now
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Need to do more research on different options
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Would reverse rotation water pump make belt routing easier? [video=youtube;AK44aYNHtYY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK44aYNHtYY[/video]
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[QUOTE=vwbug72501;451444]Would reverse rotation water pump make belt routing easier? [video=youtube;AK44aYNHtYY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AK44aYNHtYY[/video][/QUOTE]
It is running in "reverse" direction now. I could change the pump and run in standard direction but wouldn't that change my coolant flow direction? That would not be good.
I need to do more research on this but I am just to tired now. I have only gotten a few hours sleep in the last couple days
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So after I fabricate the transmission mount I need to start on the front.
Be fore I do that I need to figure out how I will mount the Alternator and run the belt.
I may do as you said and mount it low. I'm not crazy about having it that low but dont know what else to do right now[/QUOTE]
this is what i did on my sidecar rig... drive shaft is a better option...ran that way for yrs and countless miles :)
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i think just buy for a chev v-belt pump ,,,,,maybe the older 4.3's used vblt style. might need to be the long style pump. the inlet is behind the impeller..the water flings out thru the impeller and the housing directs the water into the block....same principle for both forward and reverse pumps. i'm guessing waterpumps for all smallblocks would fit. my 2c. larry