Olds 455 motor mounts suggestions?

[Mikel2]

What kind of motormounts could I use to mount an Olds 455 into a FSJ? Could I modify some 360 mounts?
Thanks.
Mikel

[Crazy_Jeepman]

I guess I would set the engine in place and fab up what is needed. Awfull hard to say without seeing it in the hole what is needed. I have set my Caddy 500 in, and have a pretty good idea what I need to make the frame mounts. Untill I had it in place...............It was a guess!!

[jeepsr4ever]

you shouldnt use solid mounts, ive seen solid mounts shatter a trenny bellhousing, i would start with a rubber mount and then hoist it in the engine compartment where you want it and measure from their, its not really bad with a 455, they are great engines, although i am biased towards amcV8'c.........LOL

[Elliott]

I've seen the Jeep Buick 350 mounts used, think you have to shorten them a little to compensate for the wider block.
Here's a link to a guy's site that stuffed in a Buick 455, same block as an olds?
http://home.epix.net/~bradf/pics1.html
You'll want page 11 where he shows the mounts:
http://home.epix.net/~bradf/pics11.html

[ December 29, 2002, 01:53 PM: Message edited by: Elliott ]

[Wagillac]

The olds is a completly different engine than the buick. Buick Pontiac, and Oldsmobile all made there own 455 engines that share very little. The engine mounts are in a simular location on the block though, unlike the caddy 500 which has them as far forward as possible instead of in the middle.