Thread: Project "Left Overs" is back alive !

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Originally Posted by dlotraf33

I had to go back and look at this again, to see what Don was talking about her? shop uniform. I didn't notice the lass in the pic, I guess I was too busy looking at that nice wide bike tire..................

I had to go back a second time to look at the car in the pic,,the third time to check out how clean the floor was,,the fourth time to ..ahh,forget it...

What car?? Floor???

Yep, the ladies are right.........we are a bunch of pigs, aren't we? Post up a pretty girl half clothed and we all start oinking.

I took a couple of pictures tonight of the area where we are going to put the center mounts. Lots of room there, and it will be hidden when the body is on.

Ya know, I'm a little disappointed in you guys. I thought you would have mentioned to me the need to add some center support to this setup. Instead I had to think it up all on my own ! (I better quit while I'm ahead. )

Don

We can all tell that she is an English lass as she has the same sun tan as Steve. He must of been visiting somebody else's workshop though because I have studied that picture for awhile now and can't see any stainless anywhere.

Sure Whip, you were REALLY looking for stainless in there. You even knew the shade of her skin !

Don

What stainless? I respect a good shop helper!

Just a thought Don but do you have the side mounts on the bellhousing of the Olds, you could use them and not need a rear mount at all, In the Olds car they had one mount up front and 2 at the bellhousing either side.
I did consider doing my 32 this way but it would of interfered with the exhaust.

Originally Posted by Whiplash23T

We can all tell that she is an English lass as she has the same sun tan as Steve. He must of been visiting somebody else's workshop though because I have studied that picture for awhile now and can't see any stainless anywhere.

Yup,you are right..I went back for another look...and I couldnt see any stainless either...

Steve, when you bolt on the Bendtsens adapter it replaces the spot where the original mounts went, so we will need to make up something similar, but off of that plate. We could have maybe adapted the original Olds rubber mounts, but they sit down pretty low on the bellhousing. I thught of not needing anything at all on the tailshaft of the TH350, but it would leave the entire transmission hanging in space by just the 6 bellhousing bolts. That seems kind of risky, don't you think?

Don

Don I think you should also have a mount at the rear of the trans. Thats quit a bit of weight there. That aluminum housing breaks easy when put in a bind.

In a stock Olds it hangs off the back and the bell housing is aluminium Don.

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Steve, when you bolt on the Bendtsens adapter it replaces the spot where the original mounts went, so we will need to make up something similar, but off of that plate. We could have maybe adapted the original Olds rubber mounts, but they sit down pretty low on the bellhousing. I thught of not needing anything at all on the tailshaft of the TH350, but it would leave the entire transmission hanging in space by just the 6 bellhousing bolts. That seems kind of risky, don't you think?

Don

Maybe, Steve, but in the setup I had the mount went to a cast in pad on the transmission, and all that went away when I used the Bendtsens adapter. See picture below of where the mounts went originally.

Don

Ah, I see what you mean Don.

A few nights ago we cut out the rear mounts that will bolt to the Bendtsens adapter plate. Last night I went to the shop and drilled three holes in each one and tapped a 7/16 hole into the adapter to match the two per side that were already there. I thought the holes would be tough to tap because the adapter place is 3/4 inch thick steel, but it really went very easy.

Tonight Dan and I went over and he welded the gusset onto each rear side plate, and we got them mounted on the engine. We also got the mounts welded to the frame, and a simple early Ford bisquit will go between the two parts. I'm really glad you guys talked me into building a center support for the engine, I can see already how much it is going to take the load off of the front mounts and the transmission mount.

Here are a couple pictures from tonight. I don't have one of the frame portion welded on, as we were tired and just wanted to leave.

Don

Wow! Those are beautiful, Don. It's almost a shame they'll be hidden when the car is finished. And 3 grade-8 bolts in each one; you could lift the whole car with just one of those mounts. You'll never have to worry about those losing their integrity. If you still put the chain on the left side of the engine, it will just be for looks because that engine ain't goin' nowhere now!

I have a question about the adapter: is there a spacer that goes between the flex plate and crank, a spacer between the flex plate and torque converter, or a special torque converter?? I guess, more correctly, what takes up the extra space created by the adapter?