motor mounts

[bburris]

I bought a set of these a while back when I first started gathering parts for my Jeep's future. There was a 4.3 or SBC included in that until a couple of months ago... Now I'm presumably looking at a bit more torque and about 100 more pounds of weight. I'm not that positive that those motor mounts will be the greatest idea I've had today, even though they are advertised as being able to handle the load.

What have some of you guys that have fabbed your own done, or where have you bought yours? No one seems to make anything specifically for a TJ, so it looks like I'll need to do some kustomizing any way I apporach this.

[agjohn02]

There was a 4.3 or SBC included in that until a couple of months ago... Now I'm presumably looking at a bit more torque and about 100 more pounds of weight.

what weighs 100 lbs more than a sbc and makes a "bit more torque"?

[CRaSHnBuRN]

454?

[uglyota]

what weighs 100 lbs more than a sbc and makes a "bit more torque"?

spill it

[davido]

Have you ever looked at stock motor mounts? Those should be fine still. If you're really concerned, call Novak and ask what they think. They'll know best.

[Jackasic]

those look like the ones chris has, if so they suck. I would just use stock mounts and either build my own brakets or go some rought like what dave has.

[Cajun]

Build your own. YJ spring bushings, 1.5" sch. 80 pipe, round/square/rectangular tube, and plate. Cut. Weld. Done.

[TxCruzr]

Build your own. YJ spring bushings, 1.5" sch. 80 pipe, round/square/rectangular tube, and plate. Cut. Weld. Done.

Do em like this. I have the AA ones that are the same style and they suck. It allows the motor to shift to much on that bushing. One minute the bolt is straight up in down and then next it shifts over and is going down at an angle. They'll be gone after christmas though.

heres some ideas http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=361977

[bburris]

That link has a pretty cool mount in it, but I can't figure out if the person I replied to is talking about the Bob Firestine mount everyone is talking about or the bushing style mount. I guess I'm going to AutoZone to have a looksee.

I report back after lunch.

[bburris]

I can't really reuse the stock ones since they are in another vehicle and I'm pretty sure it isn't going to give them up. Is that what you guys are suggesting when you say use the stock stuff?

[Sharpe]

Its a TBI 454 out of the 90 GMC crewcab I sold him. I say fab your own mounts. On pigpen I made my engine crossmember out of 2" 1/4 wall square tube and used 2" 1/4 wall round tube and 1 1/2" ORD polyurethane suspension bushings. It worked out prety damn well. The only "problem" was that I had to drill the stock motor mount brackets out to 9/16" for the bushing's bolt, no biggie though.

[agjohn02]

..a TBI 454 out of the 90 GMC crewcab...

for some reason i dont like this idea.

heres my version

[bburris]

for some reason i dont like this idea.

Reason?

Those mounts look really nice. I think that's what I'm going to shoot for.

[agjohn02]

Reason?

Those mounts look really nice. I think that's what I'm going to shoot for.

too big. doesnt make the power it should and you dont need that much anyways. its not a matter of not being cool, just overkill. sbc are tight enough in a jeep. just sounds like its more trouble than its worth. plus, its a jeep.

[bburris]

too big. doesnt make the power it should and you dont need that much anyways. its not a matter of not being cool, just overkill. sbc are tight enough in a jeep. just sounds like its more trouble than its worth. plus, its a jeep.

In all honesty, any amount of power is going to feel ridiculous to me in that Jeep. I won't have fenders of any sort, and I put a 1" body lift on to help with hood clearance. That way I can drop it down a little more in the spring department and not worry about tire clearance.

The only measurement that I'm concerned with right now is the length. I need to pull the fan off and put some shorter bolts on the water pump pulley and it'll lose about 3-4"... I have a pretty thin electric fan and a 3-row radiator so there's going to be a lot of test fitting, which is why I bought the hoist.

I know I can shoehorn it into the engine compartment, so it really just comes down to the bling factor of having a big block motor in my Jeep. Besides, if we're talking about wasting motors, aren't you the one that put an LT1 in a Scout?