Art
I made the same conversion many years ago, I used the truck V/8, Used up to
around 1968, which should fit your rear eng crossmember. I then modified a
1.5"X 3" X 1/4" angle iron to fit between the frame rails and accept the
standard motor mounts used on all '55, 56, & '57 V/8 cars & trucks. By the
way if your eng is complete and in good shape you could make a deal with Tri
5 restorers and sell it for enough to buy you a couple rebuilt 350's.
There was also a front plate mount made by the Anson Co but I don't know if
you can still find one.
Lee
----- Original Message -----
From: "wayne osborne" <wayne@chevytrucks.org>
To: <Artvflores@aol.com>; <oletrucks-digest@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 7:00 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] (no subject)
> Most of the vendors carry a tubular motor mount that will fit between the
> frame rails and you can install a V-8. I checked brother at
> http://www.brothersonlinestore.com/store_ns.asp
> go down the left frame to engines - then to engine/transmission mounts and
> look at the 47-59 engine crossmember. This is the same style that most
> vendor carries. --wayne
>
> At 11:11 PM 9/2/03 -0400, Artvflores@aol.com wrote:
> >Hello list, I'm one of those guys who has been a list member for a while,
> >reading all the e-mails that go back and forth between members and trying
to
> >learn from them. Now I have a question and I'm sure someone in the list
> >can help
> >me with it. I have a 1950 chevy five window 1/2 ton pick up. Right now it
> >has a
> >235 six cylinder engine that has started to smoke, I want to install a
1957
> >283 V8 chevy engine the I have and is in good condition, the problem is
that
> >this engine is front mount. Is there an after market cross member or
motor
> >mounts that I can buy to install it without a lot of modifications?
Thanks
> >for any
> >help you can give me.
> >Art Flores.
> >oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
> Wayne Osborne
> http://www.chevytrucks.org
> http://www.chevytrucks.org/wayne
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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