Let not forget the fairly large and sudden rotational movement at each start and stop of the engine, even in its mounts, and of course the constant rotational vibration while running. That's why its flexible
What seems at first glance easy- has complications.
As I've said before, we are flying antiques by every measure of the word.
We have the "original" manufacturer willing to still make parts for 60 year old products but at a cost. Name any company in the world still willing to do that!
What is a reasonable cost to keep antiques flying? We can complain all we want (to our own detriment) but it won't change the dynamics of the situation. We choose to stay in a segment of GA that is essentially slowly going away by the attrition of airframes as we wreck more of them every year than are made and some aren't even made anymore - MOONEYS!
Other, newer segments of GA are booming, LS, experimental, etc taking the wind out of our segment and the desire to manufacture for our segment. Anything new, now, in our segment is nearer to 1 MILLION dollars to purchase. The field is small for those capable of such a purchase.
Parts costs are a factor of todays pricing not what it cost a half a century ago to make.
Its analogous to buying a 40 year old Rolls Royce today (of which I'm very familiar). There are many Rolls available for an "affordable" price almost all of which have numerous "differed" maintenance items. Just like most of our GA fleet. You can bring an old Rolls Royce back from the dead to its former glory - but at a cost- as with it too, the parts are priced at today's value and not what they cost 40 years ago.
We are going to have to admit (at some time) that to play in this game is going to cost a significant amount of money and we will have to loose the "CHEAP BASTARDS" moniker.
Time marches on.