[DeTomaso] Motor Mounts

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

When I did my almost-flat-firewall project a few years ago on Judy's 72-1/2 
Pantera, I noted in the article that the right side motor mount had one hole 
drilled fwd of the centerline. The left mount had TWO holes, one drilled fwd and 
one drilled on-center. So I drilled the right to match the left, slotted the 
holes in both mounts, and shoved the engine back 3/4", which is about 1/2 of 
what you'd get by reversing the mounts left-to-right. It was also the max I 
could do while still clearing the oil pan to crossmember. The gearshilft rod fit 
by playing with the splined end- not the mid-rod adjuster; the exhausts fit 
unchanged, no wires or lines needed changing and I noted that this gave plenty 
of room for a big-cap distributor. My SVO aluminum heads with Hooker headers 
clear the left inner fender panel. That flange is over 1" wide so a little 
hammering or cutting would easily make plenty of clearance for a further move such 
as with a modular engine. If you do this move, you do need to put an S-bend in 
both the rear ZF mounts and make new, thicker spacers. FWIW- J DeRyke



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