69 Charger 426 hood clearance issue. Motor mounts?

[INTMD8]

Hello,

I bought this car as an unfinished project. Just got around to installing the hood latch today which brought me to realize there is about zero hood clearance to the carb.

It had a 1/2" spacer which I removed but still, the choke horn is just about touching the hood pad when closed.

I was planning to switch to dual 4's and a chrome dome, not sure if that would change anything for the better (or worse).

It looks like there's plenty of clearance for the engine to drop down lower but not sure if there's anything that can be done as far as motor mounts without fabricating something.

(which is not a problem but would be happy to find a bolt in solution)

Thanks!

[Charger-Bodie]

Those Schumacher mounts are known to put the engine too high.

[INTMD8]

Do you have a suggestion on which mounts would drop it the most? Thank you.

[XH29N0G]

See what the other mounts do.  Another way to gain a little is to shim the K-Frame.  If you go this route, there are a few on here who I believe will be able to guide more about +/- on this and some are in the thread with the link below.  If you decide to try it you might want to send a few PM's.   

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php?topic=122669.0;all

[c00nhunterjoe]

If you run a factory dual 4, it will clear without modifying. If the choke is touching the hood currently then shimming the k frame would require over an inch of shims. I do not reccomend that much gap.

[Charger-Bodie]

If you run a factory dual 4, it will clear without modifying. If the choke is touching the hood currently then shimming the k frame would require over an inch of shims. I do not reccomend that much gap.

Looks like a crate Hemi manifold. They clear with factory style mounts.

[Charger-Bodie]

Do you have a suggestion on which mounts would drop it the most? Thank you.

The only way to do this is to get a proper factory style Hemi k member and mounts.

[INTMD8]

Sounds like it's time to cut and weld.

Thanks guys, I'll post some photos when I'm done.

[Charger-Bodie]

Sounds like it's time to cut and weld.

Thanks guys, I'll post some photos when I'm done.

Why not just buy the proper parts?

[INTMD8]

Sounds like it's time to cut and weld.

Thanks guys, I'll post some photos when I'm done.

Why not just buy the proper parts?

Seems I could buy a hemi k-member for $1000 or cut and weld for free to achieve the same result, no?

[INTMD8]

For anyone interested, I just cut the tabs off of the brackets that bolt to the block, moved up .700, filled in the missing metal and tig welded.

Any lower and the exhaust would be on the torsion bars so I think this is about all I can get unless I space down the k-member.

[Charger-Bodie]

Sounds like it's time to cut and weld.

Thanks guys, I'll post some photos when I'm done.

Why not just buy the proper parts?

Seems I could buy a hemi k-member for $1000 or cut and weld for free to achieve the same result, no?

In my opinion no. Because I like them to be mounted the way Chrysler engineered it.

[INTMD8]

If this was a j code car it would have factory parts. Don't see the benefit for the cost and trouble for a non numbers matching car with a tko600 and other deviations from stock. IMO

[Charger-Bodie]

If this was a j code car it would have factory parts. Don't see the benefit for the cost and trouble for a non numbers matching car with a tko600 and other deviations from stock. IMO

Your car.

[INTMD8]

With the TKO600, stock mounts may not even put the height where it needs to be. 

Unless you're suggesting I try to pull it apart and rebuilt it to an exact factory clone with a 4 speed and stock accessories/etc/etc/etc

[Charger-Bodie]

With the TKO600, stock mounts may not even put the height where it needs to be. 

Unless you're suggesting I try to pull it apart and rebuilt it to an exact factory clone with a 4 speed and stock accessories/etc/etc/etc

It's fine . Like I said your car. Different strokes for different folks.