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Building Chassis For Our 1967 Chevy C10 Creating Mounting Points

14a. Next, we mocked up the engine and transmission, so we could create mounting points. Our LS engine came with vertical aluminum factory Corvette mounts that wouldn't work in our chassis because the steering shaft would be in the way. So, we made cardboard templates for new mounts and transferred those to 1/4-inch-thick cold-rolled steel plate. The mounts were MIG-welded to the chassis, and we used Delrin plastic bushings at the mounting points
1967 Chevrolet C10 Custom Chassis Fabrication - Picking Up the Pieces

 14a. Next, we mocked up the engine and transmission, so we could create mounting points. Our LS engine came with vertical aluminum factory Corvette mounts that wouldn't work in our chassis because the steering shaft would be in the way. So, we made cardboard templates for new mounts and transferred those to 1/4-inch-thick cold-rolled steel plate. The mounts were MIG-welded to the chassis, and we used Delrin plastic bushings at the mounting points  View Related Article

 

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