I have to ask this. I always thought the 265, 283, 307, and 350 were the same block with just different bore size and different cranks. My question is why can't a 350 mount in the same place as a 307 ect? Vernon ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Nasta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 11:52 AM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] frame bracket help! - 307 to 350
> I had to put shims behind the frame mounts when I put a 283 in my 69 El > Camino (originally had a 350). The shims are a real part (they weren't home > made or anything like that). You should be able to get them if that's what > you need. > > John Nasta > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > Hi Rodney, > > If you haven't figured out how your brackets mount yet, my idea involves > some extra work but it might solve your problem... > > With the engine out of the car, install the motor mounts on the block, then > attach the frame brackets to the motor mounts the way you think they should > go. Now lower the engine into the bay and see where the frame brackets sit > on the crossmember. If none of the holes line up, try swapping the frame > brackets to opposite sides of the engine. Sooner or later you'll come up > with the correct configuration. > > I know it's a lot of work, but at least it might help get the engine in the > car where it belongs! > > cYa- > > Herb Lumpp > 1966 El Camino > ACES 3509, MCC 528 > http://users.adelphia.net/~hlump/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rodney." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 4:28 PM > Subject: [Chevelle-List] frame bracket help! - 307 to 350 > > > > Hey guys, > > > > I've been thrown a curve ball while doing this engine swap. I have a 71 > > Chevelle and this is the history that I know about it. When the previous > > owner bought the car it had a 350 in it. He went to have the engine > rebuilt > > and (SOMEHOW) they convinced him to let them put a 307 in (don't ask me > > why). So when I bought the car it had a 307 in it. I bought a 350 crate > > engine and I have the old 307 out, the engine compartment painted, the > > engine was going to go in last night, but we can't get the thing on the > > frame brackets. Actually after a lot of hammering and bending, prying, > etc, > > we got one side on, but now the other side's not even close. I remembered > > hearing somewhere that 307 frame brackets are different than other engine > > sizes, so I looked up an article online and got the right part numbers > that > > I needed, etc. I got a pair of frame brackets off of a 69 chevelle from > the > > salvage yard today. According to the article I have with the part > numbers, > > I need the short style frame brackets, not the tall ones. So I looked at > a > > pair of tall ones on a 69 and a pair of short ones on a 69 and bought the > > short ones. I looked all over for a part number on those things, but they > > don't have one stamped on them. (doh!). So I bought them anyway since > > they're just like the description in the article I have. I came home to > > compare them with what's on the car now and to my surprise they're TOTALLY > > different. The ones on the car appear to be mounted toward the front of > the > > car, whereas these ones I bought mount in the center. I'm REALLY confused > > because the holes don't seem to match up with the front crossmember. > > > > I was wondering if anyone doing a frame off who has their engine out could > > snap a quick picture of the location of the holes on their front > crossmember > > where the frame brackets mount? Please send it off list if you have one. > > Thanks! It can be any year from 68-72, and a NON-307 car. Thanks! > > > > I've given up for the night, but tomorrow I'll pull the engine back out, > > unbolt the current frame brackets and see if I can get a better view so I > > can figure out what I'm going to do. Is it possible that someone welded > in > > a crossmember from another car? Thanks for any insight anyone can > provide! > > > > Rodney. > > 71 Chevelle > > El Mirage, AZ > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
