Missing engine mounts.

[jamesG]

It would seem there are no engine mounts for my 67 night stalker corvette and I dont know where to start. Any help including photos, drawings w/measurements or anything else would be greatly appreciated.

[Snake45]

That wasn't uncommon for kits of that day. You just kind of slide it in on the driveshaft, sees what hits the chassis where, and put a spot of cement there. In many/most cases, this will be the front part of the oil pan resting on top of the frame crossmember and I think that's probably the case with this kit. Hope this helps. 

[jamesG]

13 minutes ago, Snake45 said:

That wasn't uncommon for kits of that day. You just kind of slide it in on the driveshaft, sees what hits the chassis where, and put a spot of cement there. In many/most cases, this will be the front part of the oil pan resting on top of the frame crossmember and I think that's probably the case with this kit. Hope this helps. 

Thanks for the reply. Looks like the only thing that would touch the frame would be the fan. 

[Casey]

[peteski]

Ah,  one of those crankshaft pulley engine mounts.

[Brutalform]

Couldn’t you just drill two holes into the A frame below the oil pan, and add some styrene rod? That way you can mock it up, and have the engine cradle between the two rods. 

[jamesG]

On 7/3/2020 at 9:37 AM, Brutalform said:

Couldn’t you just drill two holes into the A frame below the oil pan, and add some styrene rod? That way you can mock it up, and have the engine cradle between the two rods. 

Yes, I could do that. When i posted it looked like a very large gap to span between frame and engine a d didn't seem right. Also, the pics that came up from google were showing modern custom chassis. 

If I decide to do mounts I will likely mock the engine in per kit instructions (thanks casey) with Elmer's glue and go from there. There is so much unintended work I have to do on this one I may leave it box stock.

[Tom Geiger]

Many engines mount up fairly insecurely so I always drill a hole through the trans mount and through the trans. I secure it in with a length of straight pin glued in place. Rock solid! 

[Greg Myers]

Will the missing mounts be visible, if they are replaced? 

[jamesG]

On 7/9/2020 at 11:37 AM, Greg Myers said:

Will the missing mounts be visible, if they are replaced? 

First, thanks to Casey posting the instructions and reminding me that there were no mounts for this kit in the first place. 

From the engine bay  they would be obscured by the headers from underneath they would be obviously missing. Not too big of a deal though as I will be to only one to see them.