Cobalt Blue 79z28
#581
damon i have a quick question for you,my engine mounts that bolt to the engine are from my 87 camaro are they the same as the ones for 79 camaro or do i need to get the right ones for a 79 camaro.i know the frame mounts are the same but not sure about the engine mounts.
#585
yeah i fonund them at summitt for 19 dollars a piece not too bad,but im gonna try the ones from my 87 irocz first,in the picture they look identicle to the 79 ones,so we will have to see.
#587
The truck ones looked like the right ones too. I had the engine sitting on the lower mounts but it would only go in one side at a time. I chipped the new paint on my 78 with a pry bar. Two equal length marks right on top of the fender to remind me.
#588
yeah im only gonna give it one try if they dont line up,im gonna order the right ones,there only 19 bucks a piece,im might just get them then not have to worry about compatability.
#589
once i tried to put that engine in my 80 camaro with those 87 motor mounts i was having the same problem,could only get one side to line up,but the other was only off a hair but didnt seem to fit very well so i stoped trying to mount the engine.im just gonna get the right ones and be done with it i think.then i know they will fit properly.man u had to use a pry bar,did u ever get them to work after all that,thats sucks about the scratches.
#590
Oh no it was part of the fiasco that was my 78. This was the first or second engine I bought for it. It was a reman from my buddies pick up. The truck mounts were on it still on it. I had the original mounts on another motor, I was still about 18 at this time and a pry bar was what sounded good at the time. The car was blue with buff colored primer. I could see it everytime I looked at the car.
To top it all off the motor blew up within 30 seconds of starting. I left the car at my exGF's when we split and her new dude dropped a hand full of bolts down the carb. I hadn't even rolled it over at that point. Then POW it was done. I walked into the her house with a hammer while they were sleeping but only smashed it through the wall over his head. He literally peed the bed. My bed, my freakin pillow. LOL I think I was as cool as I could be under the circumstances.
To top it all off the motor blew up within 30 seconds of starting. I left the car at my exGF's when we split and her new dude dropped a hand full of bolts down the carb. I hadn't even rolled it over at that point. Then POW it was done. I walked into the her house with a hammer while they were sleeping but only smashed it through the wall over his head. He literally peed the bed. My bed, my freakin pillow. LOL I think I was as cool as I could be under the circumstances.