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Hello to all the KA swappers out there. I've been looking throu the archives now that I'm doing a KA swap and I have a question about the motor mounts. I'm curious about what motor mounts others have used in the past (not just on KA swaps but others too) and I though others would be curious as well. So I was kinda hoping swappers would list the mount they used and maybe a pict of the mount. I remember seeing some creative mounts at Solvang and thought it would cool to show them off. It's just an example of how there are many solutions to any problem.

Thanks
Matthew

I think you mean motor mount brackets.....LOL...but I am going to take you literally.....

I have used Volvo 164 mounts because they have a single bolt on each side and are cheap....~$10
They are getting hard to find at the local auto parts store, so I keep a spare set on hand.
They are normally mounted at 30° to 45° angle with a slot in one of the mounting plates.



My new favorite mount is a dodge mount: 1974-93 Ramcharger/TrailDuster ALL
1969-71 Dodge Full Size Pick-up 225, 1972-93 Dodge Full Size Pick-up ALL
Its a "safety" mount with tabs that keep the engine from coming "loose"
The best picture I could find is a poly replacement for $$$....stock are about $10-$15 and are still available at the local parts stores.


Many use the 620-720 or other L series mount.
620

Found this when looking for a picture for the 620-720 mount.
This appears to be the engine side mount bracket modified for a 620 mount.

The couple KA swaps I have done (non roadster) I have just used the stock bracket that I cut and reweld to match the angle of the crossmember, kinda like Phil posted. Just used the stock KA isolator more looking toward future availability more than anything.

Mark

Given all the swaps out there, does anyone have serviceable "original" engine mounts that they wish to sell on??

mraitch wrote:Given all the swaps out there, does anyone have serviceable "original" engine mounts that they wish to sell on??

Peter, I don't think we are there yet (using old mounts)........

If you need mounts, I will look....I am pretty sure I have a set or two in the junk.....
I found a used 2000 oil pump last month....its lost again by now in the shed, 3 storage lockers or was it the garage..........

or was it...??

Thanks for the feed back.
I am looking to see the mounting brackets but I think it would also be very cool to see picts of how they were attached to the frame. I remember seeing a varriety of mounts in Solvang. From ridgid to using toyota isolators and so on. I'm just curious as an engineer to see the varriety of solutions people come up with. I have learned that there is no such thing as a "best solution" but rather just different solutions. There are infanite solutions for every problem! This is an exercise of curiosity .....oh ya and i'm totally researching the way I will be mounting my engine...you know the whole inventing the wheel thing

Looking forward to seeing the creative solutions!!

Cheers

Matthew

The most important decision would be what you want to do with the car.. Then you will have a basis for making decisions about where you want to go.. Just my opinion..

Mike

I get what you're saying that per the intended use of the car will be a starting point for the engine mounts to be used on a given vehicle. But I'm curios to see how others may have approached and come up with solutions for there given uses of their roadsters.

I myself am going to use this car as a weekend "showior" or for trips to Solvang ect. not a track car. I'm going with, at this point, the L series clips with mounts to be fabbed to the frame.

Again I just thought it would be cool to see how others mounted their engines given their use for the vehicle.

Cheers

Matthew

Then softest you can get.. Will make it nice and smooth..

So I found, what appears to be, a great inexpensive and customizable engine mount. This mount looks cool and relatively easy to do. I also enjoyed reading through the site. Some cool info

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Matthew