That's what I would do... Loosen all the mounts and 'hang' the
motor... Then get the damn cross member bolted in . The motor mounts
are a lot more forgiving ! Don't forget to put 'safety' bolts in the
mounts! See the great article on Tigers United called '350 Lunati
stroker' about that one...
Jim
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On 2010-07-12, at 6:00 PM, CoolVT@aol.com wrote:
> I wonder if it's possible that using bad engine mounts could be
> pulling
> the frame in? By any chance have you tried loosening the mounts?
> Mark
>
>
> In a message dated 7/12/2010 8:45:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> Theo.Smit@dynastream.com writes:
>
> If the crossmember and chassis are that different then it would
> seem to be
> prudent to measure both sets of holes, compare against the frame
> measurement
> chart that's in the Tiger shop manual, and figure out which of the
> two is
> actually out of spec. My crossmember turned out to be flattened and
> opened
> up
> front to back (i.e. the front set of holes were closer to correct
> than the
> rear set).
>
> Jacking the chassis rails to fit the crossmember might be the easy
> way to
> make
> things bolt in, but if you're out by over 1/2" then you have little
> guarantee
> that the spread you're introducing is even on both sides.
>
> Cheers,
> Theo
> ________________________________________
> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On
> Behalf
> Of Would U. Believe [mcdangerous@verizon.net]
> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2010 6:16 PM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Tigers] Crossmember Installation Headache: Advice Needed
> Please!
>
> Hello all. I have installed the 289 engine and transmission over
> this
> weekend and have tried to reinstall the crossmember.
> Unfortunately, I've
> run into a problem. I expected to be able to install three bolts,
> set the
> car down, causing the weight of the engine to spread the frame
> rails enough
> to install the fourth bolt. Ah, were it so easy!
>
> As it turns out, I first installed the passenger side forward
> bolt. Then I
> tried to install either of the driver side bolts. No way. The
> holes do
> not
> match up. I tried everything for hours. I set the car down, and even
> bounced on it. No luck. Half of the hole is blocked by the
> frame. So,
> to
> stabilize it for now, installed the rear bolt on the passenger side.
> Obviously, I have to figure something out here or I have a nice
> static
> display in my garage, not a drivable car.
>
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