Thread: Project "Left Overs" is back alive !

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I'm going to risk it. There have been a lot of cars built with Hurst front mounts and then one on the tailshaft, with no problems. If I were drag racing this car or beating on it that would be a different story, but I take it pretty easy on my cars, so I should be ok. If I want a car to beat on, I have my 27, that is what it was built for. This one will be my cruiser.

If you think about it, side mounts are only about 6 inches back from the front spot, so how much more balance can you get there than a properly mounted one right in front? If I find there is a problem down the road, I'll deal with it. The car I am cloning had the same Hurst front mounts and one on the tailshaft of the Cad/LaSalle trans, and it worked fine. Like I have always said, there is the perfect world and then there is the real world. Ideally, this engine would be set up for side mounts, but it isn't, so I have to deal with it the best I can.

Back to the build. This weekend we got the front mount built and also built the frame mounts that hold the early Ford bisquits. I had a couple of partially complete biquits in my stock, enough to mock things up until the new ones come Tuesday. Dan busted his tail for two days, figuring out the best way to build the mounts and then doing the actual fab work. I did about 10% of what he did, and I really am appreciative of his hard work. It turned out much better than what I would have turned out.

Now we can build the transmission crossmember, which should be a piece of cake, compared to the front one. Here are some pictures from this weekend.

Don