[NoVa-Corvairs] FC rear engine bracket

[Rory]

Hi Greg,

I'm looking for a picture although I'm not sure what it really looks like.

This is from the Corvair center forum posted by motorhead. I think he's
implying the one on the left is what I need.

Hopefully Bryan can clarify.

Rory

On Tue, Apr 19, 2022, 7:43 AM Greg Walthour via Novacc-list <
novacc-list at corvair.org> wrote:

> Rory/Bryan:  If you have a photo or can scan a photo of the correct
> bracket, I may have one...  Thanks!  Greg
>
> On 04/18/2022 2:26 PM Rory via Novacc-list <novacc-list at corvair.org>
> wrote:
>
>
> Bryan,
>
> Thanks for the update. This will make it easier to locate the proper
> bracket for my Rampside.
>
> If course, thanks for all of your help on Saturday. One more thing done
> but another added to the never ending list.
>
> Rory
>
> On Mon, Apr 18, 2022, 10:52 AM Bryan Blackwell via Novacc-list <
> novacc-list at corvair.org> wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> During the Saturday meeting we discussed the rear toe adjustment for FCs,
> and I brought up that the rear bracket is incorrect on Rampy and that is
> likely throwing off the rear toe.  I had the right answer, but the details
> were a bit fuzzy, so I dug up the e-mail on the subject.  Here's the deal:
>
> The '64 car bracket is not exactly the same as a '64/'65 FC mount - Chevy
> moved the engine mount bolt back about 3/8" to allow for the balancer + a/c
> pulley on the cars (there's a photo of the two car mounts in the Corvair
> Underground catalog) while the FC continued with the '60 style mount (no
> a/c in an FC).  What this means is if the engine was installed with the '64
> car bracket you can run out of adjustment for toe, since that's done by
> moving the engine/trans pack back via shims at the transmission mounting
> bar.  If the engine has a solid pulley the '60 - '63 car engine bracket
> will work fine, but with a balancer there isn't enough room to change the
> belt.  The '64 or '65 FC bracket is the best fit, as it was made for an FC
> with a balancer on the engine.
>
> The other thing to watch out for are the bolts to the trans bracket.  The
> driver's side has a 3/8" "special spacer" (Clark's part # C9387) for the
> driver's side.  This is really nothing more than a really thick washer
> (3/8" thick).
>
> --Bryan
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