1973 STEP A SIDE

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Did they get lost in shipping ?

Toddoky

No they didn't get lost in shipping. The facility/operation there is huge (more than 100,000 square feet) and the pallet containing these crossmembers is no more or less important to receive and check-in to inventory than any other parts that are received by them...it's just another one of thousands of components they will process down there.

After the parts get checked in they will need to get boxed and placed on the shelf and then a product release will get sent out to our distributors and the product will be loaded onto our website. It's a process that is moving towards its completion, but the exact day that will happen is not something that can be predicted.

chuckd71

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Is it for sale anywhere as sort of a preorder?

72poncho

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Toddoky,

I was looking at the swap system for a-body's on holley's site and began to look through the website for the f-body swap system and noticed the clamshell mounts now available through holley. PART# 71221004HKR. will these work also?

Project GatTagO

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Todd can correct me if I am wrong, but I do not believe so. The A-body swap kits use 4th gen Camaro engine mounts, which are different than the Anchor 2292 mounts.

Andrew

Toddoky

You are correct Andrew. The mounts currently offered by Holley are for 2292 replacement applications only.

chuckd71

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Is the crossmember going to make it out by Christmas?

Toddoky

I expect them to. They were gearing up to box them in our MS facility this past week and sent me a couple of questions pertaining to them by email...that's a good sign.

chuckd71

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Cool. I get to come home for a week then won't have any time until March or so. Hopefully they'll come through.

1973 STEP A SIDE

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chuckd71

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I feel the same way. In the mean time I've been using Samsung Pay to get some ebay gift cards at 10-20% off to have on hand for when it goes on sale. This combined with an ebay bucks promo should make this 20-30% cheaper than retail. Better than nothing. Hopefully Summit or similar can get this thing listed sooner than later.

1973 STEP A SIDE

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chuckd71 I gettig tired of eating popcorn !! I need a

Sending you a pm.

461rat

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/ani-2292


So, just to be 100% clear, when using the Blackheart headers, and forward mount engine mounts, are these above the correct ones? or below?


https://www.summitracing.com/parts/ens-3-1116g





https://www.summitracing.com/parts/hok-71221004hkr


Do you use these and the 2292? Or the energy suspension?

Project GatTagO

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I don't think any of those mounts are right. Did you read the instruction sheet? I believe you need 4th gen Camaro engine mounts.

Andrew

Toddoky

Andrew is correct 461rat, everything you've linked there is for the 2292 original style GM clamshell mounts from the early 70's. You need to order mounts, and poly inserts if you want them, for any 1998-2002 V8 F-body car. If you open the listing page for the Hooker mounting brackets on the Holley website and access the instruction sheet there, all the engine mount/ insert part numbers will be listed there.

Potent68

I might as well throw our project up here. We just dropped an LM7 and 4L60E from a 2003 Escalade into our '68 Chevelle (formerly a 307/powerglide car) using the Hooker mounts, oil pan, and stock crossmember. I am extremely impressed with the fitment of everything.

Next we'll probably order the long tube headers and fuel tank with in-tank pump.

chuckd71

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Maybe http://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/c...tor+mount,5552

72poncho

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461rat,

I found this to be quite confusing also idk why!

for this swap system you have a few options..
1. buy GM 4th gen F-Body mounts - PN# - GM22179268 or Anchor 3064
http://www.jegs.com/i/Chevrolet-Perf...79268/10002/-1

2. use the "clam shells" from stock 4th gen mounts and buy the poly inserts for them - PN# - Energy Suspension 3-1151

Basically do you want to buy poly inserts and do some drilling? Or do you want to just add to cart and have stock rubber mounts?

Todd did we finally get this right?

Toddoky

chuckd71

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So, if we have a 2" or so drop in the rear, swapping to a Ford 9" from a 10/12 bolt would make getting driveline angles correct easier, is that safe to say. Just wondering if I understood that being the takeaway message in the last sentence above. I ask because I'm installing a 9 inch in a couple weeks but I haven't actually had a chance to compare it to my 10 bolt. Edit- of course as soon as I post this I came across posts on TC talking about this.
Also, somewhere in this thread there is a diagram showing the height of the trans mount vs frame attachment points for the hard top crossmember; is there something similar for the convertible one? I'd like to mock everything up at the right height and make tunnel mods now if necessary, that way when (if?) the crossmember hits the shelves putting it in the car will be easy.
Thanks