[DeTomaso] Motor Mounts

[Ken Green]

    Will, if you look at the right rear header tube, is it almost touching the forward edge of the wheel well (house)?

    I'm mocking up my engine compartment and when I first put the block in, it was with the mounts placed so the engine was to the rear.  When I set the right head on, the exhaust port was facing what I think is called the wheel house, anyway, there was no room for the rear header tube.  So at least in my case, the mounts have to be installed to move the motor forward.

   This is with Yates heads, but I assume that does not make a difference.


Ken

--- On Fri, 8/22/08, Will Kooiman <wkooiman at earthlink.net> wrote:

> From: Will Kooiman <wkooiman at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Motor Mounts
> To: "'MyCars'" <MyCars at Comcast.net>, "'deTomaso List'" <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Date: Friday, August 22, 2008, 5:11 PM
> Mine position the engine closer to the front.  At least
> that's the way it
> was when I got it.  Who knows?  Maybe they got swapped in
> its pre-Will
> lifetime.
> 
> It looks like if they were switched around the transmission
> mounts wouldn't
> line up very well.
> 
> So, I guess the real answer is, "whichever works best
> for you."
> 
> If we were doing Vettes or Mustangs, I'm sure there
> would be only one
> "correct" way to do it, probably with a little
> bit of overspray.
> 
> You might get more distributor clearance by moving the
> engine back an inch
> or so, though.
> 
> One other idea is to try it both ways.  As long as you
> haven't hooked up
> hoses, lines, headers, etc., it's pretty easy to swap
> sides - while it's
> still hooked up to the hoist.
> 
> Will.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of MyCars
> Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 6:53 PM
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> Subject: [DeTomaso] Motor Mounts
> 
> I've noticed that the holes in the motor mount are off
> centered. So 
> depending on which way I re-install them back in my car,
> the motor could 
> be roughly an inch forward or aft of the center of the
> mount.
> 
> Which is correct?
> 
> I'm hoping to get my car back together before the
> Seattle rainy 
> season... but time is running out quickly.
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