I have seen lots of adds for their Mopar stuff, but never looked for Imperial related parts. http://www.engine-swaps.com/
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob van der Es" To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: IML: 'Floating Power' Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:44:34 +0100
Hello Paul,
You are correct, at least the engine mounts for the 1960 model year are " Floating Power". How difficult are these mounts to replace on a 60 Imperial? Any special equipment/tools involved here?
My original mounts are detoriated from heat and UV (Californian car) and won't last that long anymore, lucky enough I was able to find me a NOS set on Ebay at are very reasonable price last year. So maybe this summer I will be challenged to replace my worn out engine mounts for those NOS ones I have.
Any tips to share?
Thanks,
Robert
----- Original Message ----- From: "PAUL WENTINK" To: Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 2:16 PM Subject: Re: IML: 'Floating Power'
> I don't own a '66, but 1960 through 1965 cars > that I have all use the same engine mounts, > while the transmission mount changed in 1962. > Imperial services sells two different sets of > mounts for these cars. One set is exactly > like the original, while the other set (which > I believe is cheaper) is a re-design. I > purchased the original style and I think you > are correct that they are called Floating > Power. > > The re-designed replacements are clearly > distinguished in their sales descriptions. > Read them carefully. I believe that they > incorporate some changes that make them less > likely to break. The reason I didn't buy them > was that any mount with a direct metal > connection between the frame and the engine > will increase noise and vibration, even if > surrounded by rubber. The original style > suspend the engine in rubber vulcanized to > the metal portions of the mount. Stresses of > heat, age, and oil work against this design > causing the engine to fall. This can happen > on one or both sides of the car, either way, > it causes problems with engine alignment, > vibration, fan to fan shroud clearance on a/c > cars, etc. I think the redesign would keep > this from happening, but at the expense of > some smoothness. > > I'm sorry that I can't help with a '66, but I > will say that I went through this problem on > my '65 more than once over a number of years > before the Imperial Services parts were > available. I am probably mistaken, but I > think the '66 engine is mounted to the frame > differently that the previous. If so, that > could mean a one year only application since > the cars changed radically after that. > > Before buying, you should inspect the mounts > in your car and match them up to those shown > in the illustrations provided by Imperial > Services. > > Paul W. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dansgarage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:04 am > Subject: Re: IML: 'Floating Power' > > > > Hi All...I'm planning on ordering a set of > Motor Mounts plus a Tranny Mount for > my '66 Lebaron. The ad I was looking at from 'Imperial Services' mentions the > motor mounts are "60-66 Floating Power Engine Mounts".....was this just the > term used for these parts back then?...or are > these NOT the motor mounts I need > for my Imperial? > Thanks a bunch! > Dan Melnik > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be > shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the > Administrators should be sent to iml.webmonster@xxxxxxxxx > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > More new features than ever. Check out the > new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- > This message was sent to you by the Imperial > Mailing List. Please reply to > mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your > response will be shared with everyone. > Private messages (and attachments) for the > Administrators should be sent to iml.webmonster@xxxxxxxxx > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > >
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