rear body mounts

[xtiaan2000]

Finally a new piece of the puzzle has shown up!
The three amigos!

Oh s***! Now I have to do something that needs to be right!

 

[scrapdaddy]

Before you bolt up the bell housing to the motor, see if it fits the transmission. I had to open up the area on the Bhousing a tad to fit my H55. I can't remember if it was the top or bottom of the housing hit the input shaft bearing retainer?

 

[NookShneer]

Gotta get myself back amongst the living!
Did this
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A small portion of the behind the scenes.

Thanks for the hang

 

[RUSH55]

Sweet face-shield!

Hopefully that bellhousing is your ticket!

 

[xtiaan2000]

Hope is all I have my friend!

Got it in and was stoked on how much easier it was to stab it in.

That what she said

All jazzed w images of tack mounts in, Then I started to put stuff on to get real estate.

1st interest.

Then more disconcerting

So at full bump the exhaust dumps right onto the front pinion.
As well the path for the drive shaft is obstructed.

Still gotta review my Scrappdaddy, Megadommer files to try and find a way out of this.

 

[xtiaan2000]

Some more

 

[samc2447]

Then more disconcerting

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So at full bump the exhaust dumps right onto the front pinion.
As well the path for the drive shaft is obstructed.

Summit, Holley and Hooker make rear dump swap manifolds that most people use. You shouldn't have interference issues with those ones

 

[scrapdaddy]

Those look like Sanderson headers, so can't get much better. Make sure you get the motor up as high as you can and not hit the hood. What helped me somewhat is the width of my 60 axle, it moved the pumpkin over.

 

[PabloCruise]

Summit, Holley and Hooker make rear dump swap manifolds that most people use. You shouldn't have interference issues with those ones

I was thinking you need a rear dump instead of center dump manifold...

 

[RUSH55]

Lower the bumpstops, or cut sheetmetal.
If you have the engine up as high as it can go, and there’s possibility of the front d-shaft, starter, and exhaust pipe making contact, you’d either have to cut the sheetmetal above the bellhousing and do a bunch of fab work, or, move your axle away from the contact by lowering the bumpstops a couple of inches.

Steering pump pulley proximity has a couple options. Move the engine another 1/4” or so to the passenger side. Shim the box outward with a 1/4” plate. Or, one I’m still trying to find more about, is a smaller pump pulley.

 

[scrapdaddy]

A 1" body lift will help raising the motor up, too.

 

[PabloCruise]

2WD Pig?

Problem solved...

 

[RUSH55]

A 1" body lift will help raising the motor up, too.

Yes, another option.
Raise the body in order to raise the engine and transmission.

 

[scrapdaddy]

I was thinking you need a rear dump instead of center dump manifold...

Yeah, this doesn't work, dumps right on the frame. I tried with the truck manifolds that came stock with my motor.

 

[RUSH55]

Rear-dump, block-hugger headers, yes?

 

[scrapdaddy]

I think you'd be hitting the starter then?

 

[RUSH55]

I think you'd be hitting the starter then?

I thought that’s what you used. Center dump??

 

[scrapdaddy]

Yes, center dump and I'm wondering if I can get the starter off without removing the header, pretty close. The crank positioner is right up behind the starter.

 

[xtiaan2000]

I used what my betters had done before me. Rear dump.

So options
Do interior sheet work
Do a body lift
Do longer bump stops
Do nothing and just say I am not doing crzr stuf

Decided that the bump stop position was the best coarse. I am told that when on does a lift that longer bump stops in is normal prodcedure. I added 2" to the stock stops and vuwhala I have drive shaft clearanc and I think that the exauhst will be able to clear. Havent really thought about servicing, ie the starter, but after work today I plan to increase the additional bump to 3" and that should really give me some clearance. I will comment on the having to take off the header to get at the starter.

 

[xtiaan2000]

The idea of hanging this engine is extremely nervous for me. Had always imagined that I would be having someone else doing it. My biggest fear is that I weld everything in and take it for a drive and have all kinds of vibration from being Dummy Doorknob with my great ability to repeatedly miss measure. I am going to try to get someone with more experience to look it over before I burn everything in.

I guess its all part of the ride. :/