Oldbloke Jim Legg Napa, California (94 posts) Registered: 01/24/2013 03:24PM Main British Car: 1970 Rover P6 3500S Rover 3.5L V8 |
Motor Mount Dilemma
Hello all, ideas/opinions needed! I have what I thought was a straightforward project going. Have a built Buick 215 I got from a forum member who took it out of his MGB looking for something with more oomph. I want to swap this for the tired 3.5L in my stock '70 Rover 3500S. Since both are related you would think minimal mods needed...well, rats! The motor mounts are different, See pics. The oily one is the old motor. You can see all I need is a 3rd bolt hole..you think I can find anyone who can fabricate a bracket or wants to? Nooo! One guy thinks he can come up with something, but may be a 2-day job; at $100+ per hr I'm thinking thats an awful lot of folding green! Starting to think I should have just had the 3.5L rebuilt for what this is starting to cost...!
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Oldbloke Jim Legg Napa, California (94 posts) Registered: 01/24/2013 03:24PM Main British Car: 1970 Rover P6 3500S Rover 3.5L V8 |
Re: Motor Mount Dilemma
You are right Ryan. Two different motor stands...! 3rd pic showing bolt hole needed toward bottom.
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74ls1tr6 Calvin Grannis Elk Grove,CA (1151 posts) Registered: 11/10/2007 10:05AM Main British Car: 74 TR6 / 71 MGB GT TR6/Ls1 71 MGB GT/Ls1 |
Re: Motor Mount Dilemma
Jim,
Wish you were a little closer, and I had some more time, we could together come up with something that would work for you. |
BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6507 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: Motor Mount Dilemma
That's a rather bizzarre mount actually, never seen anything quite like it.
But, if you add metal to the bottom to use all available bosses, perhaps the top can simply rest against the block. There also should be a fixturing lug a bit rorward of that which can be drilled and tapped. Jim |
DiDueColpi Fred Key West coast - Canada (1384 posts) Registered: 05/14/2010 03:06AM Main British Car: I really thought that I'd be an action figure by now! |
Re: Motor Mount Dilemma
I'd do a full mock-up before going much farther Jim.
Just to make sure that there are no further hick-ups. As far as the mounts. Those early buicks usually had a couple of head bolts with a stud sticking out of them for various reasons. I'd just move two of them around to the spots directly above the mounts and tab off of them. Like Jim said add a strut to engage the other lower bolt boss. And you'll have a pretty strong mount. Live like you mean it Fred |