finding a good way of straping my engine

[BigBlockSam]

hey guys
  coming back from the whiskey cafe  a couople of weeks ago i got into it with my friends big block chevele. my rods a little beast . i stomped her hard and the rear got a little side ways on me but i straighted  her out and passed him with in seconds. now he says he wants a mopar. torque monsters that they are and he's got a serious 454 in that bad boy.
  now when i bring the rpms up it knocks alittle on the right side of the motor. i knew it wasn't coming from the motor.  it's more underneath.
  i got it up on the lift yesterday and we saw the problem right away. i bent the right elephant ear that goes to the motor mount. i have to liift the engine on the one side heat it up and straighten it out. i will reinforce it also.
  to avoid this problem in the future i'd like to strap the motor. on my 69 rr i have a chain on it. i'd like to do something alittle better looking than that on my rod. any ideas. thanks Rene

[Blown70]

hey guys
  coming back from the whiskey cafe  a couople of weeks ago i got into it with my friends big block chevele. my rods a little beast . i stomped her hard and the rear got a little side ways on me but i straighted  her out and passed him with in seconds. now he says he wants a mopar. torque monsters that they are and he's got a serious 454 in that bad boy.
  now when i bring the rpms up it knocks alittle on the right side of the motor. i knew it wasn't coming from the motor.  it's more underneath.
  i got it up on the lift yesterday and we saw the problem right away. i bent the right elephant ear that goes to the motor mount. i have to liift the engine on the one side heat it up and straighten it out. i will reinforce it also.
  to avoid this problem in the future i'd like to strap the motor. on my 69 rr i have a chain on it. i'd like to do something alittle better looking than that on my rod. any ideas. thanks Rene

What are your ears made of?  I have not seen many bend myself and the motors they hold were in the 1000 horse area.

Tom

[BigBlockSam]

steel and thick, but there not mounted straight to the frame. i welded a motor mount to the end. it bent down by the motor mount. i never thought that would happen. Rene

[Big Lebowski]

  My old '69 4 speed Charger had the perfect length of chain, it fit the stock K-member to the engine mount.

[Lowprofile]

A friend of mine used a length of high strength cable w/re-enforced ends & then covered it w/a large piece of shrink -wrap......its been on his GTX for years!

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

I used the torque strap that Schumacher makes........nice quality piece.


www.engine-swaps.com

[694spdRT]

I think Ron(firefighter) posted pics of a mount he fabricated for his car a while back.

[BigBlockSam]

i like that one, thanks for the link but it's tight in there on my 39. i don't know if that'll fit. Rene