Getting ready to drop a mostly new v8 and tkx into my 66 c10 replacing the 250 and sm420 and a bit of worry crept into my brain. After looking at old posts here I found I can reuse the old perches in the rear location on the v8 so cool beans there. I removed the bellhousing crossmember that cradled the 4 speed because the tremec tkx will be getting a new one of its own and it struck me.... Yeah these trucks came through with V8's but not with the torque and hp I'm hoping to get and only being anchored in by the front mounts and trans mount.
I pictured the old style motor mounts ripping apart and pure chaos following. Since I'm not using the bell crossmember which I believe took the brunt of rotational forces would I be doing the right thing getting new perches or am I over thinking this? I've put a pic up of the old and new styles that hopefully will be right side up. Looking forward to hearing what you guys think
11-07-2023, 01:56 AM
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