Front Motor Mount

[jmooner3]

Hey Guys - Thanks for all the help with tips to pull the "doghouse" hell of a lot easier to get at this seized pain in my backside without all that sheet metal in the way!

While I begin looking at pullin the pan - I Need some help understanding what "should" have been the mounting scheme for this 49 PH. The truck is a 49 B1B with a 25 inch 1950 Desoto FH6 dropped into the spot the original 23" block once lived.

The spot where the motor front plate originally mounted to cross member is extended with a couple pieces of chanel stock, (to gain the 2" to accomodate the 2" longer block). They also raise the front of the engine a bit(see pic), is this a problem? Were there originally some kind of mounts there and these are just replacing them? Anyone with a pic of how their front mounts sit-please send it over.

The motor plate is bolted to these extensions, funny thing is this channel stock is not welded to the frame. Front part of motor is just has these extensions resting on the frame??? Also (maybe as a result the insulator that sits between the top of plate and motor (just below waterpump in pic) is cracked and coming apart. Anyone have an insulator to sell or know where I can find one? also should I just weld the chanel stock where it is or change the way it is mounted...?

Thanks, J

[Young Ed]

Looking at your picture again I bet those U channels were intended to be bolted to the frame. If you look through the hole that is behind the engine mount I bet there is a bolt hole in the frame. This would be where the engine mount used to bolt. I believe Reg has a truck with the same engine mod as yours and his is strictly done as a mod to the engine mount. No frame mods. Much cleaner and they way I would go if I was trying to do this.

[jmooner3]

Thanks Ed, I'll look for bolt holes when I get home. Any idea about the insulator. Looks like it just disintegrated, maybe beause that engine was hopping and bouncing around in there :-)

J

[Young Ed]

New ones are readily available. Get one