Rob/Chuck,
           I tried to get a photo of the mount onto the computer, but I must not have enough reception here at the house to send it from the phone. 
The idea is to run a 3/8 0r 5/16 bolt thru the lower rubber steel to steel. I'm not certain of the shape of the '56 mount. However the 57 is shaped like a "C". I drill the lower portion, insert a bolt through and use a lock nut with about 3/16 or a 1/4 inch of clearance so the thing does not vibrate under nrmal street acceleration. I'll try get the photo to load tomorrow when I get closer to 4 bars on the phone away from the house. Hope this make sense!

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Rob: A side note. If the existing bolts have no markings, they're likely grade 2 or 3 bolts..


Paul

Frank, 

Not sure if you can open my attached file, but you got me thinking about what you said. I got some grade 8 bolts for my motor mount, but just thought about doing this (attached pic) as a way of making a torque strap on my motor mount. Running a strap under the mount bolt (could use a stud and double nut) then running that strap under the frame mount and bolting it with a second nut on the frame stud. If that makes sense! lol   Would work the same as chaining the left head to the frame, but would not be noticeable. Thoughts??? 

I love the smell of burning rubber in the morning!

Hey, you forget, you're talking Ford here, not Dodge. LOL ;-)


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Rob, Your mounts are different from the 57. I'll use my daughter's phone to get a shot. My El Cheapo won't cut it.

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Yeh I know I'm taking Ford, a Doge wouldn't have the power to break a motor mount! LOL  And I wait and see what you mean Frank, but what did you think of my idea? 

I love the smell of burning rubber in the morning!

Rob, sometimes a harder bolt is not the solution, a grade 2 will stretch and be forgiving, a harder bolt will pop the head off with any abnornal stress.

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That will work Rob, just limit the travel to something like a 1/4 inch or so.

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

this post is a touch silley,first a grade 8 bolt is far more elastic than grade 5, agrade10 is more britel than a 8 but stronger,it wont handel flexing situation.regarding the moter mounts ford used the same style of mount rigt up to 406 /427,just 1more bolt on the blockso i think we ar into over kill,new grad 5 will work fine ,grade 8 if they ar same price will never brake.

Frank, Was your method to drill through the rubber and insert a loose bolt as a add on safety for the mount? Chuck


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