Outboard engine mounts..., Any reason not to do it? Options

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I'm designing and fabricating my own crossmember to hold the LT1 in place. I was thinking I might use 911 sport mounts at the ends of the crossmember, and mount the crossmember rigidly to the engine. I know the early tailshifters did it this way, not sure what the typical conversion kit does. One reason I want to do this is because the stock LT1 mounts are huge and probably weight 12 lbs each. The other reason is I would like to be able to mount the bar to the engine before installation and then use it as a jack point for installation maneuvering. If it were rigidly attached I would be more confident pushing the engine around with it. I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work, but I thought I'd see if anyone else did (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)