Steady Rest or No Steady rest?

Joe-JDC (12/29/2022)

What am I missing here? Steady rests are mounted on the sides of the block to the frame by rods and rubber bushings, and the front engine mount is at the front mounted to the timing cover and front frame. Correct? When I rebuilt my '55 Thunderbird I received steady rests with my FPA headers, and I had to special order the front timing cover engine mount, bolt, spacer, and donut. I ordered the side rods from Larry's Thunderbird and got the whole kit called "steady rests". I ordered the front engine mount from CASCO, and it is completely different from the "steady rests". Joe-JDC

Adding to all that has already been said, the sedan V8 steady rests are not to be confused with the front mounts and the side mounted steady rests that came on the Thunderbirds and just the front mounts on the trucks. Here are a couple of pictures showing the sedan steady rest mounted to an engine.

http://forums.y-blocksforever.com/uploads/images/f32fbc6a-ee0c-4398-b692-b3e6.jpg

http://forums.y-blocksforever.com/uploads/images/3acb0888-c3d0-4c7e-927d-15a5.jpg

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

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Co-Administrator Group: Administrators Last Active: Yesterday Posts: 7.5K, Visits: 205.8K	Joe-JDC (12/29/2022) What am I missing here? Steady rests are mounted on the sides of the block to the frame by rods and rubber bushings, and the front engine mount is at the front mounted to the timing cover and front frame. Correct? When I rebuilt my '55 Thunderbird I received steady rests with my FPA headers, and I had to special order the front timing cover engine mount, bolt, spacer, and donut. I ordered the side rods from Larry's Thunderbird and got the whole kit called "steady rests". I ordered the front engine mount from CASCO, and it is completely different from the "steady rests". Joe-JDC Adding to all that has already been said, the sedan V8 steady rests are not to be confused with the front mounts and the side mounted steady rests that came on the Thunderbirds and just the front mounts on the trucks. Here are a couple of pictures showing the sedan steady rest mounted to an engine. Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)
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Steady Rest or No Steady rest?

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