Finally get to pretend I am one of the cool kids - Holley kit swap

Dantra said

I'm not real familiar with the spool type K frames but looking at pictures, it appears that the saddles are straight up and down..maybe level-ish? I wonder if in a previous life, that maybe the car received a jolt and caused them to shift a little. or perhaps the slots are worn, little the engine to sit just a touch lower. would it help if the engine was a little higher in the saddle? Giddy-up! I'd be really tempted to just pie cut something..small pie.. and just shift a little.

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Here's a picture of the k-frame in the car:



Yes, saddles are straight up and down. Because one is tied to the steering box mount, I kind of doubt things are bent. And because they are vertical, I don't think wear or something would cause it to set the motor at the wrong offset.

If I don't ignore the offset issue, best idea I have right now is to cut the mounts apart to weld them back together. Not too keen on trying to pie cut the mounts, maybe cut the saddle off square like they do when making a BB k-frame but instead of shifting them back I would shift them towards the PS. Neither option is very exciting to me.

I keep coming back to "it's an eight of an inch". The motor fits and would only need a little clearancing at the DS inner fender. And the header isn't hitting, it's just closer than I would like.