my 72 year old nieghbor wants to put a '69 chevy 250 six cyl. in his '40 chevy sedan. i will be helping. besides making our own, is there anywhere that he can purchase a set for this match-up? i was thinking of going the front of engine route if possible. any help would be great.
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Chassis engineering is still in businees. There website is down for a long needed makeover. JPL is a dealer for C.E and good folks to deal with. They will take care of you. http://www.jplstreetrods.com/ Todd
Ya, I get all of my parts through JPL as well. They are local to me, and I've been down to their shop a few times since discovering them. I have some buddies on the west coast that I told about JPL because they ship for free over $100.00. I get all of my Chassis Engineering parts through them as well as other stuff. It's nice to have guys to call or go see that actually know what they are talking about! But I agree with Todd, Chassis Engineering is quality parts, and if you buy through JPL they'll save you some much needed cash. They just set up a new website, but I always like to call them 724-375-3940. Good luck!
If you are keeping the orginal trans and rearend best go with 1940 to 1962 235 bolts up and uses front mount,reuse yours.
Sometimes the actual rubber mount is but you have to bolt on a piece between the block and the mount that sets the mount at the right angle. This is the left hand side of my 292 where you can see how it is set up. Jan, I don't have the photo available that shows it but a lot of the truck guys have used a mount that is basically a piece of square tubing welded to a plate that bolts to the three bolts on the side of the block and then runs out level to a point where it sits on Ford Biscuit style pads on a corresponding piece on the frame. Or a variation of that. This is a crude done in one minute drawing but it might give you some ideas.
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