Hello all. I’m a high school automotive mechanics teacher & recently picked up a 1960 mk2. The car has no engine or transmission and very little of the interior. I have a 1977 Chevrolet 350/turbo 350 that we are planning to install. We are basically building a “hot rod”. I see it’s been done & wondering where we could get conversion information/parts. We have some under carriage pictures of the transmission mount that we could replicate however we have not seen how the engine is mounted. We found a front engine mount cradle available from speedway motors that might work but not sure. Also the oil sump/pan looks modified. If anyone has pictures of such a conversion or information on parts it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you !
i’d think you need to fab your own motor and trans mounts. or take some measurements and get a mustang II front set-up for it. then get driveshaft made to order.
the ramshorns or shorty headers may work.
those had pretty narrow engine compartments, no?
Yes I found these pictures on line . The transmission mount looks pretty straight forward to replicate. I see the motor mounts places on the sbc engine are bare so I think a front engine cradle (like early corvettes & bell Aires) is being used . I have the driveshafts for both the jag and chevy so they will be joined at some point .
John’s Cars has been doing MK2 GM conversions since the 80s. John WAS the conversion “king” when doing mostly XJ/XJS during that era. Here is his link to the MK2 conversion.
looks to shoehorn in there pretty nicely.
i can’t see the pics well enough to see the motor mount area.
in true hot rod fashion, you could maybe do a front and mid plate if you prefer to not make motor mounts
Thanks Richard. I did come across John’s recommendation as well and I think it’s a dated one … radiator technology has come a long ways in availability and efficiency.
Thanks Jay. Speedway motor sells a front cradle motor mount … 1950s Chevrolets used a similar mount . Sure I’ll have to fabricate the frame mounts … I’m just too late to the party on this one . Looks as if no one has done a mk2 V8 conversion for years !
I may be too late to help, but I used John’s Cars kit to install a 4.3 Vortec Chevy V6 w/ 4L60E from an S-10 in a MK2 years ago. Plenty of power, never overheated, very nice cruiser.
