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probird:
Ok now that I have the fed at home, I have a few questions.
with a 2.6a- 7.50 spec, is 2 bolts per side for the rear mount ok? It has the anti rotation bar.
The gentleman who had it before me moved the mid plate out 6 inches so he could fit better (6 ft.+).
I have no problem with it out but the engine sits 2 to 21/2 inches too low.
I need to put a containment pan under the engine so I'd like to raise it up. 
1- Put it back the 6 " and see if it comes up? I'll have to move the pedals if I do. it fits good now.
2- Just raise the engine and trans by redrilling/buy a new midplate?
Ideas?
Here is a few pics
Any guess who built it?
The previous owner didn't know.
Thanks in advance
Barry.

Paul New:
How deep of oil pan is on the engine?

probird:
It's a stefs racing pan. I'm guessing 2 to 3 inches down. The problem is that the trans pan is just as low. I need to seal it off with the belly pan.

rooman:
Barry,
        moving the motor back will only raise it if it has some "dump" angle. In other words, unless the motor is angled down quite a bit, six inches of rearward movement is not going to raise it up very much. If you raise the motor (with a new mid plate) more than a very minor amount you are going to have to rotate the rear end to match. A shorty 'glide and a long driveshaft will give you a little leeway here but if the package is coupler to coupler alignment becomes more critical.
  You need to add two bolts per side for the rear end mount and the outer ones need to have at least a 5" spread (center to center). Bolts need to be 7/16" diameter Grade 5 (min) and you need self locking nuts on them.
  Another point---does the frame have an upright at the mid plate?  Quite often when the motor is moved like this the shift does not include the addition of an upright at the new location and with a 6" move that puts a lot of load on an unsupported part of the frame rail and can cause coupler alignment problems as the frame flexes.

Roo

probird:
I'll check tonight. Grapro has a lignup bar. Thanks!

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