wayfarer Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 So like a Heim joint setup from the frame to a long bolt that passes through the block adapter and the tranny ear with room to mount the heim.......would that help with the twist? It wouldn't even need to be that sophisticated. A lever arm, attached to the block/adapter, extending to/above(?) the frame. I would use a rubber cushion at the end so that the arm did not have metal-to-metal contact at the frame. The farther away from the crank centerline the better, and the smaller the 'brace' needs to be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 My 2 cents would be to try to support the engine at the rear some where near the bell housing similar to the stock situation. I realize the trans mount is factory as far as the trans is concerned, however that design was made to work with an engine supported left and right at the front. This design limits torque twist at the front, the old mopar design limited torque twist at the rear. With only the floating power front mount and the narrow and far back trans mount, the power train is essentially mounted on two narrow points along its centerline. Granted the front floating power mount spreads the load to the frame right and left, but it doesn't do much to or provide much resistance to twist. Neither does the single center rear mount. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 I agree with Greg's assessment. Need a bell housing mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltYergens Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 FYI the flathead sixes that wre in the late sixties mopars (let's say torsion bar suspension cars 1957 and later had motor mounts on the sides (to correspond with the wide block 318s and the big blocks).These were achived with a different plate between the block and the timing chain cover. Check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltYergens Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Look hard... This is on. 1957 Plymouth Savoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltYergens Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) Look hard... This is on. 1957 Plymouth Savoy http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=35634&start=151 Scroll down to see the fatty... And as I said, look hard Edited February 3, 2014 by MiltYergens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Elder Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) .......red arrow....... Edited February 3, 2014 by Frank Elder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andydodge Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Milt & Frank........thanks for showing that link and pic.......have learnt something today.......many thanks...................andyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltYergens Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 Thanks Frank as you could see, I was having problems posting You're Welcome Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Elder Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 You are most welcome Milt and Andy.....that picture needed a lot of lightning up just to show that much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayfarer Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 ...please stop calling the Poly 318 w i d e blocks..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltYergens Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) I guess They're not all 318s either but point we'll taken I agree with polys. Edited February 3, 2014 by MiltYergens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRodTractor Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 Awesome thread! Years ago when I first joined this forum I was going to hot rod out a Pilothouse pickup. Time has morphed that into a Model A with a 265 Mopar - I keep looking for pictures and ideas from others that have done similar swaps, but the net doesn't seem to reveal much. Your bucket looks awesome and I love the color! Don - do you have any other pictures or video of that Model A? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurice wade Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Nice job,,I'd say your a true gear head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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