Has anyone replaced the front mounts in the 430 while the engine is in the car? I'd like to replace mine with the new repro mounts from Bird Nest.
The Shop Manual makes it sound easy by raising the engine 1" and then swaping the rubber.
WHO ARE THEY KIDDING!!! The stud alone is 1 1/2" long to just get it to the base of the rubber. Then the rubber mount is about 2" thick to clear that. So, that means jacking the engine about 3 1/2" to 4".
If you look at the exhaust header on the driver side, you'll see that it's only 1 1/2" from hitting the driver floor board. That must mean that you would have to drop the headers at the manifold.
Am I off base here? Has ANYONE done this in the car?
The Shop Manual makes it sound easy by raising the engine 1" and then swaping the rubber.
WHO ARE THEY KIDDING!!! The stud alone is 1 1/2" long to just get it to the base of the rubber. Then the rubber mount is about 2" thick to clear that. So, that means jacking the engine about 3 1/2" to 4".
If you look at the exhaust header on the driver side, you'll see that it's only 1 1/2" from hitting the driver floor board. That must mean that you would have to drop the headers at the manifold.
Am I off base here? Has ANYONE done this in the car?
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