Engine mount swap

[llebhsoj]

I am swapping the engine in my C soon. I want to have all foreseeable parts in the hangar before I become a regular person that drives everywhere, so we can do it quickly. Mechanic says we need to pull the engine mounts and send them in to be rebuilt and wait. That doesn’t make sense to me. Does anyone know if there is a more efficient option?

[Jerry Pressley]

have a used mount with re-enforcing brackets,   jerry  423 231 3491

[chriscalandro]

3 hours ago, llebhsoj said:

I am swapping the engine in my C soon. I want to have all foreseeable parts in the hangar before I become a regular person that drives everywhere, so we can do it quickly. Mechanic says we need to pull the engine mounts and send them in to be rebuilt and wait. That doesn’t make sense to me. Does anyone know if there is a more efficient option?

Is there anything wrong with your engine mounts?

[llebhsoj]

There’s nothing “wrong” with them other than age that I know of. 

[chriscalandro]

56 minutes ago, llebhsoj said:

There’s nothing “wrong” with them other than age that I know of. 

I know of a lot of things that are old, but that doesn’t mean they need to be rebuilt. 
 

1: inspect it for cracks or problems

2: hit it with some black spray paint

3: get a new mechanic.