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On Wed, 23 Jun 1999 06:46:06 Chuck Pedretti wrote:
From: "Chuck Pedretti" <chuckp@...>
Put the motor back in last night after bolting in the mounts and have the
following measurements.
My setup measures 4" from bottom of pulley to first point of contact, I am
running 2.5 rubicon express lift with the motor mounted level front to back
and centered between the frame rails. The front face of the pulley is
almost directly in line vertically with the front of the differential. My
Trans/tCase were not lowered at all, so the engine is sitting at what would
be stock height.
Questions:
1) Is it common to have to tilt the motor by making it sit higher in front?
I had to do this when I installed a Chevy II 153 cid engine in my CJ-3A. At first I tried to install the engine level, as a result it was too low and there were clearance problems with the front pumpkin - lower radiator hose, which got smashed several times. The carb was tilted to the front, too.
A good way to tell the correct tilt would be placing a bubble level on the intake manifold, with the carburetor removed. Hood clearance should be checked, too, with the carburetor + air filter assembly installed. Bellhouse to firewall clearance could be an issue, too.
Displacing the engine to the driver's side would help pumpkin to engine clearance, but could lead to steering system - exhaust manifold or header clearance.
I found the best way to fit my engine was cutting the stock mounts' rivets with a chisel, relocating them backwards, bolting them to the frame, and finding suitable rubber mounts to attach them to the engine's stock mounts. This would allow the engine to be displaced to the drivers side. Worked for an I-4, I don't know if it would work for a V-6 as there could be interference problems with the drivers side cylinder head - left fender.
2) This doesn't seem like much clearance considering the lift, but the limited AA directions didn't mention having to do anything more than what I did (aside from the fact that my motor is centered and AA wants you to jam it all the way to the drivers side) strangely enough if you follow the AA directions there is no way their mounts will work. The passenger side mount
would be about 2.5" too short and you would have to cut the drivers side mount off - as it sits their mounts are the perfect size to fit centered in
a CJ2 frame.
3) Anybody have any close up pictures of their engine bay with the Buick in it? If they are on the World Wide Wasteland please forward a URL.
Thanks to all
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