The Stickman

Ok I have 2 Oldsmobile Custom Cruisers. Today I was working on both of them when we noticed that the 87 has the engine mounted slightly off center to the passenger side. Where my 84 has is mounted dead center. What's the deal?

svnt442

Sounds like bad mouts to me. They should both be dead center.

Bluevista

Did they change anything around the driveline to accomodate something? Older Mopars have the engine and rear off center, looks weird.

Destructor

Many engines are mounted slightly off center, seems it was done for the steering linkage.

OLD SKL 69

That doesn't sound right to me either. I would check the motor mounts too to make sure they aren't bad.

joe_padavano

Same frame, same block, same motor mounts, same frame mounts. Stop reading header catalogs...

The Stickman

I thgink you have it right. I looked today and the passenger side looks lower to me.

Olds64

Maybe the guys at the factory that assembled one of the cars was drunk...

The Stickman

Ok I checked out the mounts and they look good. I put a board under the oil pan and jacked up the engine and the car lifted not the engine so I think they are fine. BUT the mounts on the frame(clamshells) look higher on the drivers side. Are the holes in them sloted? I am going to try to loosen the bolts and level it out then tighen them back down.