The Ford Barn

bobH · 05-30-2023, 02:07 PM

I've got a pair of the 'repros'... The blue ones. The material is 3/8 x 1 3/4. The height is about 1.55. And the offset of the holes is about 1/2 (guess). As you can tell, they don't exactly match what Yucaipa has posted. They are available....
What I've always wondered... Yucaipa.... have you ever put a 37-up block in a 32, using 32 motor mount brackets, and let the water pump mounts hang there in the breeze? And, measure the height of where that welded-on frame bracket SHOULD be, to duplicate a factory installed height of the motor? I'm asking for the distance down from the top of the frame rail... where should that plate be welded to duplicate a factory engine height? And, yes, 65 years ago, I welded those plates even with the top of the frame rail on a 32. I probably looked at the same magazine. I did the same thing on a Model A... It wasn't a good idea for a Model A, either.
I'd also ask the same question for a 33-34... Seems to me, the frame bracket on a 33-34 should also not be at the top of the rail. The last 33-34 that I had, I used the 33-34 engine brackets (water inlets). This was with an LB engine, so there were no water-pump mounts.

05-30-2023, 02:07 PM	#11
bobH Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: so cal, placerville, vegas Posts: 1,436	Re: Motor mount spacers I've got a pair of the 'repros'... The blue ones. The material is 3/8 x 1 3/4. The height is about 1.55. And the offset of the holes is about 1/2 (guess). As you can tell, they don't exactly match what Yucaipa has posted. They are available.... What I've always wondered... Yucaipa.... have you ever put a 37-up block in a 32, using 32 motor mount brackets, and let the water pump mounts hang there in the breeze? And, measure the height of where that welded-on frame bracket SHOULD be, to duplicate a factory installed height of the motor? I'm asking for the distance down from the top of the frame rail... where should that plate be welded to duplicate a factory engine height? And, yes, 65 years ago, I welded those plates even with the top of the frame rail on a 32. I probably looked at the same magazine. I did the same thing on a Model A... It wasn't a good idea for a Model A, either. I'd also ask the same question for a 33-34... Seems to me, the frame bracket on a 33-34 should also not be at the top of the rail. The last 33-34 that I had, I used the 33-34 engine brackets (water inlets). This was with an LB engine, so there were no water-pump mounts.