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Motor mounts (1/8)
 4/18/12 12:10pm
CWALKER
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One of my projects is to change the motor & transmission mounts while I have the top off the motor. With "the gathering " fast approching i almost procrastenated; but when I took the drivers side mount out; the rubber was totally seperated from the metal. I am glad I didn't put it off.



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Re: Motor mounts (2/8)
 4/18/12 12:18pm
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Duane......al that beastly power those 80's were packing.......
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Re: Motor mounts (3/8)
 4/18/12 12:33pm
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Hopefully it will have a few more ponies then when it was born. I think of Jimmy Carter every time I look at that 85mph speedometer.

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Re: Motor mounts (4/8)
 4/18/12 3:02pm
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Not a good feeling, is it! I'm so glad I have an early 79 before they switched over to the 85 mph unit. My friend has an 80 and he had the 140 mph conversion done. LOVES IT!
 
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Re: Motor mounts (5/8)
 4/19/12 5:09am
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I also recently (surprisingly) found that one of my motor mounts needed replacing.  What's wrong with these things that they can't last 40 (or so) years?!  Wink

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Re: Motor mounts (6/8)
 4/19/12 8:00am
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Funny how rubber in a land fill lasts a hundred years, but the rubber in a Vette lasts about 25 years Wacko
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Re: Motor mounts (7/8)
 4/19/12 9:52am
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Had that problem once in another car I owned.....got on the gas a little too much and engine jumped up so bad it broke the distributor cap on the firewall....instant stop   Dead

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Re: Motor mounts (8/8)
 4/19/12 12:16pm
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manget1 said: I also recently (surprisingly) found that one of my motor mounts needed replacing.  What's wrong with these things that they can't last 40 (or so) years?!  Wink


I'm sure you broke that on the streets of NY city of few years ago.
I had that problem with a 69 340 Cuda 4speed so I just chained and bollted the mounts down.
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