I decided it was time to upgrade the engine compartment
Two coats of SPI black epoxy
The spring perches on the 1965 rear end are 1/4" to wide on each side so we added metal to the bottom of the perch with an offset hole.
New rear shackles and test fitting the rear after the leaf springs were sanded and epoxy primed.
It is hard to believe but new motor mounts for a V8 are not available so we made our own. We had a set Rod & Custom small block motor mounts that we did not use on another project. They were cut down and welded to the frame
We will add another brace after the firewall is modified for the AOD and we install the engine and trans again
