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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

Motor Mount Dilemma
Posted by: Oldbloke
Date: March 31, 2015 03:18PM

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...!
Rover Motor Mount (1).jpg
Rover Motor Mount (2).jpg
Rover Motor Mount (3).jpg
Rover Motor Mount (4).jpg


mgbreis
Ryan Reis
Beatrice, NE
(203 posts)

Registered:
07/16/2008 11:07AM

Main British Car:


Re: Motor Mount Dilemma
Posted by: mgbreis
Date: March 31, 2015 05:02PM

Is it me or is the 3.5 rightside-up and the buick is upside-down in those pics? Confusing!


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
Posted by: Oldbloke
Date: March 31, 2015 06:35PM

You are right Ryan. Two different motor stands...! 3rd pic showing bolt hole needed toward bottom.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/31/2015 06:38PM by Oldbloke.


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

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Re: Motor Mount Dilemma
Posted by: 74ls1tr6
Date: March 31, 2015 11:42PM

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
(6502 posts)

Registered:
10/23/2007 12:59PM

Main British Car:
1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS

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Re: Motor Mount Dilemma
Posted by: BlownMGB-V8
Date: April 01, 2015 09:09AM

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!

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Re: Motor Mount Dilemma
Posted by: DiDueColpi
Date: April 01, 2015 09:25PM

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


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