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| Author: | DART"68" [ Tue Sep 04, 2001 9:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | K-members and mounts. |
Which are better and why? The older style with the biscuit mounts or the newer style with the spool mounts. drucker@sbcglobal.net |
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| Author: | Doctor Dodge (Doug Dutra) [ Tue Sep 04, 2001 11:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: K-members and mounts. |
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: Which are better and why? The older style with : the biscuit mounts or the newer style with : the spool mounts. Spool type, hands down, no brainer. Spool type mounts last longer, they will contain the engine even when worn-out or broken, they can be stiffened by filling the voids in the rubber and most of all, these make engine "drop-ins" a snap. If you have a 67 or later A-Body and do lots of engine swaps or if you are about to do front end work, swap-over the K-frame to the spool type while you are in there. DD |
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| Author: | DART"68" [ Wed Sep 05, 2001 2:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: K-members and mounts. |
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: Spool type, hands down, no brainer. : Spool type mounts last longer, they will : contain the engine even when worn-out or : broken, they can be stiffened by filling the : voids in the rubber and most of all, these : make engine "drop-ins" a snap. : : If you have a 67 or later A-Body and do lots of : engine swaps or if you are about to do front : end work, swap-over the K-frame to the spool : type while you are in there. : DD Okay, thanks for the info. But will I have to use the idler arm and associated steering linkage from the donor vehicle? Thanks again for sharing your knowledge. drucker@sbcglobal.net |
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| Author: | Doctor Dodge (Doug Dutra) [ Wed Sep 05, 2001 9:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: K-members, mounts & idler arms. |
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: Okay, thanks for the info. But will I have to : use the idler arm and associated steering : linkage from the donor vehicle? Thanks again : for sharing your knowledge. The spool K's use the "through bolt" type idler arm. (68-76) there are a few different center links tat all swap in, I used the 68-72 type because it has the deepest "U" and gets me the most oil pan clearance. DD |
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| Author: | Red [ Wed Sep 05, 2001 9:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: K-members and mounts. |
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: Spool type, hands down, no brainer. : Spool type mounts last longer, they will : contain the engine even when worn-out or : broken, they can be stiffened by filling the : voids in the rubber and most of all, these : make engine "drop-ins" a snap. : : If you have a 67 or later A-Body and do lots of : engine swaps or if you are about to do front : end work, swap-over the K-frame to the spool : type while you are in there. : DD Here's another, related question: does anybody refurbish these (a-la Damper Dudes)? I was shopping for new spool types awhile ago and even the ones bearing the names of supposedly-reputable American companies were "hecho en Mejico" and very poorly made. I found one Borg Warner (@ an independent auto parts store) which had obviously been on the shelf for years---the difference in quality was striking. Any American companies still making good ones? Thanks. ---Red Torr66@aol.com |
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