I'm installing Fatman coil over front suspension in a 47 Dodge 1/2 ton and the rack and pinion steering input shaft want's to be right in the middle of the current "universal" tubular motor mount cross member.

What's your "favorite" universal motor mount brand? The engine (small Chebby) is offset to the passenger side. Yeah, I know... I already told him we need to dump the engine and get a 5.7 Hemi in there.

Why not scrap the universal tubing crossmember and mount the motor on the square tube suspension/steering crossmember?

I'd cut a 1.5" section out of that tube and weld in a piece of heavy wall tubing (perpendicular to what's there and at an angle to match the column) and allow the steering shaft to pass through it.

I agree with John Kunkel on this. The universal mount you have is redundant (not needed) given the close proximity to the one in front of it that supports your steering rack and the suspension pick-up points. You should be able to fabricate a motor mount off of your frame and / or the front cross member. The universal cross member you have is actually a transmission cross member.

- EM

Or box in the frame rails and lose the tubular piece altogether. Affix the motor mounts to the inner frame rail. It looks to me that the surrent crossmember is a little far foward to use for the mounts.