Things are going great. No big problem with the tranny. Got a guy puttin' the ears back on, and pullin' the motor out gave me a chance to fix a few other things that were on the list.. Also been gettin' a lot of work done on the house.. Hope you and yours are doing well..
Wow that sucks, I love your Oh well personality. Adding that crossmember under the bellhousing looks like a good idea. Good Luck..or should I say Better Luck. :o)
You might want to fab a set of side mounts, that bolt to your four trans case to bell housing bolts. The whole assembly will rock from side to side, with center mounts. I tried that with my 56' Chevy, and a cross member mount, and the factory fronts. It didn't work to well. Good luck on that rod.
57 chevy engines mount at the front like that and if you just run a mount at the rear of a newer trans at the 6 oclock, the engine rocks, ya have to mount at the 4 and 8 oclocks on the bell housing or it will rock too. Go to Ecklers Classic Chevy and look at bell H mounts #18-07 or #1804 and see if they may work. Cast iron is easy to drill and tap, and then connect to your frame mount? I'll go jump in the lake now, LOL
@rpeek I was thinking of maybe drilling and tapping new holes in your cast iron front part of a bell housing there, (which may actually be part of the block) but anyway tapping it and bolting P glide mounts to it and that crossmember???
I seen this happen once on a conversion putting a later gearbox on a chev small block the problem the guy had was the clutch shaft was bottoming out on the spigot bush in the end of the crank causing pressure between the gearbox & the bell housing even though it seemed to have plenty of clearance at the time it was assembled
he got the spigot bush machined by 5 mills fixed the issues with it
A 1/8th plate that could mount between the engine and tranny (you know similar to the thin metal plate that goes on small block ford engine normally) that you could mount up in the rear to relieve some of that stress would work awesome. Basically like a tube chassis engine mount.
ahh fun. A mid mount or something tied into the back of the motor would work nice. My 77 is the same way has motor mounts up front and a transmission transfer case mount in the back with the aulimium auto trans holding all the weight in the middle.
Never really noticed how far foward the engine mounts were. One Idea for a rear engine mount is in circle track racing they make mounts that bolt to the bellhousing using the bolt and dowel holes going into the engine. Just a thought??!! If you go online and dig around racing parts suppliers you'll see the type I'm talking about, and I'm sure once you see them you could fab a set up yourself.
how much power does that motor put out? maybe flexing that bell housing a bit and broke the ears but i agree to put that cross member in there to really straighten the mount system.
bummer old man! been off line latley, so hows everything else going?
Barnie2275 2 years ago
Things are going great. No big problem with the tranny. Got a guy puttin' the ears back on, and pullin' the motor out gave me a chance to fix a few other things that were on the list.. Also been gettin' a lot of work done on the house.. Hope you and yours are doing well..
rpeek 2 years ago
Oh no!! what does that mean now? You need a new transmission?? or is something that can be repaired?? Talk about "oops" events..
dhswpea 2 years ago
we dont get to see much of that in nova scotia any more sence thay went on the big crushing spree in the 70s ,
brown4895 2 years ago
Wow that sucks, I love your Oh well personality. Adding that crossmember under the bellhousing looks like a good idea. Good Luck..or should I say Better Luck. :o)
golgothagarage 2 years ago
that is one fine car i like the cola trunk lid
brown4895 2 years ago
Yea, she's a honey.. haha
rpeek 2 years ago
Thats a little inconvenient
NathansBackwoods 2 years ago
good thing you caught that before something catastrophic happened!!!!
mitym64 2 years ago
'tis.. hahaha
rpeek 2 years ago
You might want to fab a set of side mounts, that bolt to your four trans case to bell housing bolts. The whole assembly will rock from side to side, with center mounts. I tried that with my 56' Chevy, and a cross member mount, and the factory fronts. It didn't work to well. Good luck on that rod.
Auggie56 2 years ago
57 chevy engines mount at the front like that and if you just run a mount at the rear of a newer trans at the 6 oclock, the engine rocks, ya have to mount at the 4 and 8 oclocks on the bell housing or it will rock too. Go to Ecklers Classic Chevy and look at bell H mounts #18-07 or #1804 and see if they may work. Cast iron is easy to drill and tap, and then connect to your frame mount? I'll go jump in the lake now, LOL
restodan 2 years ago
Caddy engine I think.
Auggie56 2 years ago
Yea, I've actually got one of those old Chevy bell housings.. If I ever swap this thing over it'd be a piece a cake.. hahaha
rpeek 2 years ago
@rpeek I was thinking of maybe drilling and tapping new holes in your cast iron front part of a bell housing there, (which may actually be part of the block) but anyway tapping it and bolting P glide mounts to it and that crossmember???
restodan 2 years ago
here is one for you a banjo with a floyd rose whammy bar hehehe
MrDoobie08 2 years ago
hows the weather????
nekrobillyhenry666 2 years ago
Was pretty nice yesterday.. Snowing today..
rpeek 2 years ago
Awesome. (:
OMFGitsmaggie 2 years ago
Coca Cola :D :D :D Never get's old, never get's better. :D
ArturikLV 2 years ago
Like you said it's better to break down now then on the road to a show. lol. 5*
phill903 2 years ago
Good Vid Rpeek
MrLoco61 2 years ago
Bummer. Do you know anyone who welds aluminum? Do you think you'll be able to salvage the case?
edda520 2 years ago
Yea, Stan the sign painter does. Think I'll see if he can weld the ears back on..
rpeek 2 years ago
I seen this happen once on a conversion putting a later gearbox on a chev small block the problem the guy had was the clutch shaft was bottoming out on the spigot bush in the end of the crank causing pressure between the gearbox & the bell housing even though it seemed to have plenty of clearance at the time it was assembled
he got the spigot bush machined by 5 mills fixed the issues with it
GreenJ61 2 years ago
That's a problem there, mister, but I am sure you'll fix it.
cotmullion 2 years ago
A 1/8th plate that could mount between the engine and tranny (you know similar to the thin metal plate that goes on small block ford engine normally) that you could mount up in the rear to relieve some of that stress would work awesome. Basically like a tube chassis engine mount.
throwsparx 2 years ago
ahh fun. A mid mount or something tied into the back of the motor would work nice. My 77 is the same way has motor mounts up front and a transmission transfer case mount in the back with the aulimium auto trans holding all the weight in the middle.
84400 2 years ago
Never really noticed how far foward the engine mounts were. One Idea for a rear engine mount is in circle track racing they make mounts that bolt to the bellhousing using the bolt and dowel holes going into the engine. Just a thought??!! If you go online and dig around racing parts suppliers you'll see the type I'm talking about, and I'm sure once you see them you could fab a set up yourself.
motorsportmach 2 years ago
tough break man.. but I know you'll make it better than it ever was!
1963impala2dr 2 years ago
U should put an engine mid mount plate on er.
fordratrod1948 2 years ago
how much power does that motor put out? maybe flexing that bell housing a bit and broke the ears but i agree to put that cross member in there to really straighten the mount system.
onyxreddragon 2 years ago
you will work it out............
difflock77 2 years ago
A surprise you all did not need, however
Ya got some thing to work on....Yaaaaa
ericallandale 2 years ago
That is an interesting spot to break. I had a gear cluster break in my truck last week
Phantom3575 2 years ago
Better the transmission ears than your aluminum bell housing adapter. You have the right idea with the bell housing mounts.
Try to find a place that will mount to the cast iron. Any possibilities of engine side mounts?
Busia1949 2 years ago