Dennis I went through the same process when I installed a 305 engine and
turbo 350 tranny in my 56 truck. In a nutshell I dis-assembled the front of
the truck, removed the original engine and tranny. I slid in the new engine
and tranny, installed the new (larger) radiator moved the engine reasonable
close to the radiator then determined where the side-engine mounts needed to
be mounted as well as the tranny mounts.
I then simply marked, drilled and bolted-in the engine and tranny mounts.
Works like a champ.
I should mention that I needed "block hugger" manifolds to avoid hitting the
steering knuckle.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
Mike
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