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Re: V8 Swap
check out welders series for all kinds of misc brackets, urethane goodies, tubing, threaded joints etc. they are Canadian so the USD goes further and they ship quickly.
still, nothing wrong with using a stock mount bolted to the engine and then build a connector from there to the frame. make it unbolt from the frame to really quickly open up an area for getting the engine and trans in and out as a unit without hanging up on stuff. for the trans mount, get the engine where you want it and the truck sitting on stands at the same angle it would be if it was sitting on the ground. then install the trans mount you have picked out and bolt a plate up to that which will be your new plate attached to the new cross member. then design a cross member that will attach to the frame and also fit up to the plate mentioned above. square tube works pretty well but round DOM tubing works pretty well and can be bent by the local muffler shop likely. keep in mind that there will also be exhaust to run past the whole system there and also possibly a brake booster if you go witn a frame mounted booster some day. even that though, can be mounted wherever you decide and then it just becomes a linkage issue with how you make it work.
you got this man.
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