71 satellite engine swap

Hello everyone, going through the stages of an engine and trans swap on my 71 satellite. had a 318/904, putting in a 360/727. I know ill need a shortened driveshaft. I am using Schumacher 340/360 swap mounts for 66-72 B body. I have the right headers and oil pan, but upon dropping the motor in I cant get it to move back about an inch. the pilot hub has been connected into the flex plate, and dowel pins into place and trans to engine bolts fastened. It is mated. I just cant get the extra inch! I looked underneath at the flex plate and since this is an externally balanced 360 I have weights on the back of convertor, and a huge weight in front that has to go into place around the flex plate just right. the flex plate bolt holes do not meet up with the convertor, if I turn engine counter clockwise just a tad it would meet up. or should I not turn it c/clockwise? Could it be the problem? I tried my best to get the flex plate pattern to match up the pads on the convertor face. Any ideas? Would my best bet be to un mate the engine/trans and try again after adjusting the convertor just right? Thanks in advance

from what you wrote, the engine and transmission are "successfully" bolted together, yes? and I take it your problem is dropping the engine down on the motor mounts into position?, yes?


If so?, is it possible you have the motor mount plates bolt to the front of the engine's ears/tabs that hold the motor mount steel brackets....they should be mounted behind the block's ear/tabs

Mike

yes, that is my issue. I believe the motor mounts were mounted as you mentioned behind the tabs. I followed the diagram with the kit and just can't get it to meet up.

What I understand in your post is that the torque wont move ahead far enough to mount to the flex plate ? I have seen that the nub on the converter was too large to enter the crank , could that be your problem? Is the tranny and engine a matched set ? do you have the flex plate reversed ? We might need more info .

The engine and trans were running together in a truck about 4 months ago. I did not remove the flex plate. ill try to find a pic on google of the weight on the front of the convertor

https://www.google.com/search?q=weighted...52F%3B640%3B480

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Hello everyone, going through the stages of an engine and trans swap on my 71 satellite. had a 318/904, putting in a 360/727. I know ill need a shortened driveshaft. I am using Schumacher 340/360 swap mounts for 66-72 B body. I have the right headers and oil pan, but upon dropping the motor in I cant get it to move back about an inch. the pilot hub has been connected into the flex plate, and dowel pins into place and trans to engine bolts fastened. It is mated. I just cant get the extra inch! I looked underneath at the flex plate and since this is an externally balanced 360 I have weights on the back of convertor, and a huge weight in front that has to go into place around the flex plate just right. the flex plate bolt holes do not meet up with the convertor, if I turn engine counter clockwise just a tad it would meet up. or should I not turn it c/clockwise? Could it be the problem? I tried my best to get the flex plate pattern to match up the pads on the convertor face. Any ideas? Would my best bet be to un mate the engine/trans and try again after adjusting the convertor just right? Thanks in advance

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What?

Is it a motor mount not mating question, or a torque converter not mating question?

How about a picture of the problem rather than the "beauty shot" posted.