Technical Early front mount 265/283 in a 41-48 Chevrolet Car

As the title states, I see lots of info for getting a side mount SBC into a 41-48 Chevrolet... However, I am wondering about the early motors with front mounts. I have a 283 4bbl motor from a 57 that would be a good candidate for this car and keep the late 50's early 60's vibe I am going for.. I'd assume fab up some mounts and use stock 55-57 type stuff to make it fit? I know this had to be done back in the day... What was done?

 

Yep it was done a lot before side mounts came to be...In fact Hurst made a front mount that uses flathead Ford motor mount biscuits...

 

Thanks to an old post by Black Panther: https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/hurst-cradle-type-motor-mount.1020656/#post-11539849
I found these photos:

 

Might run into an issue running the stock fuel pump. Real 57 283 has no side mount boss I think

 

Correct I can modify the hurst style mount to make that work. Correct NO side mounts on a 57 v8.

 

The front mounts for SBC were still available from marine supplies a few years ago.

 

I have one somewhere out in the shop .

 

Better view of the AC-40 adapters.

 

Man I don't know how I missed this post! Great Photos. I'm thinking about fabbing some up of my own. I'm on the search for some at this point, I missed a set on eBay two weeks ago, auction ended before I found them.

 

...if you go with front mounts, you should also use bellhousing mounts,...not just a trans tailhousing mount