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PhoenixFear · 01-25-2013, 01:46 AM

I'm getting close to throwing the '53 flathead back into the '33 pickup. Right now it has some homemade pieces of angle iron bolted to the frame that held up the engine. They seem to bolt into the frame with 3 bolts. Before I put the engine back in I'd like to know what the original style was. So far I'm just finding the weld-in brackets that require you to box the frame to use them. I can do that if it is worth doing. Otherwise I can just cut up some new pieces of angle iron and bolt them in with better bolts. Thanks.

jimTN · 01-25-2013, 09:10 AM

Use the 8BA truck water pumps and a 49/50 Merc metal spacer. It is u shaped with holes offset and gives you the correct height for your engine. The center to center on 35-48 car and 48 to 53 truck engine mounts is different than the center to center distance on the 32/4 frames and requires a offset. Original "bisquit" pads go under the spacer.

PhoenixFear · 01-25-2013, 01:07 PM

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Should I just make up some brackets to bolt the engine to? I don't have any great pics of the engine bay at this time but the brackets that are in there now are just pieces of angle iron. The engine bolted to them with the rubber donuts on each side of the angle iron brackets, and they then bolt to the frame with 3 bolts I believe. Either way I'll replace them as they have quite a few holes drilled in them from trial-and-error fitting the engine in.

01-25-2013, 01:46 AM	#1
PhoenixFear Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Utica, MI Posts: 361	'33 pickup engine mounts I'm getting close to throwing the '53 flathead back into the '33 pickup. Right now it has some homemade pieces of angle iron bolted to the frame that held up the engine. They seem to bolt into the frame with 3 bolts. Before I put the engine back in I'd like to know what the original style was. So far I'm just finding the weld-in brackets that require you to box the frame to use them. I can do that if it is worth doing. Otherwise I can just cut up some new pieces of angle iron and bolt them in with better bolts. Thanks.

01-25-2013, 09:10 AM	#2
jimTN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Powell, TN Posts: 2,617	Re: '33 pickup engine mounts Use the 8BA truck water pumps and a 49/50 Merc metal spacer. It is u shaped with holes offset and gives you the correct height for your engine. The center to center on 35-48 car and 48 to 53 truck engine mounts is different than the center to center distance on the 32/4 frames and requires a offset. Original "bisquit" pads go under the spacer.

01-25-2013, 01:07 PM	#3
PhoenixFear Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Utica, MI Posts: 361	Re: '33 pickup engine mounts Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Should I just make up some brackets to bolt the engine to? I don't have any great pics of the engine bay at this time but the brackets that are in there now are just pieces of angle iron. The engine bolted to them with the rubber donuts on each side of the angle iron brackets, and they then bolt to the frame with 3 bolts I believe. Either way I'll replace them as they have quite a few holes drilled in them from trial-and-error fitting the engine in.