1957 chevy in stock

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Dave Noll

OK I'm just a Ford guy asking this. A 57 has the motor mounts @ the very front of the block and, if I remember right, a mount on each side of the bell housing. Then the trans just hung from there. @ least this is how a 57 Pontiac is, (I had 1). My question is this; how, under Stock rules are you going to put a Metric trans in that ?

David, The aluminum PG has been a super-ceded replacement for the cast iron one for a long time. Of course, it has a rear mount, same as a T200. So yes , you can use a rear cross member to hold it up.
The front mounts are far enough apart to hold it in place. Not exactly the same as the early Corvette, but similar.
You could add a torque strap , and I believe it would be fine.
The early Pontiac was a bit different. It was a horseshoe deal with a center pad.
That wouldn't work without bell housing or side mounts.