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Dale,
You might also want to check your transmission mount as well.
The motor mounts are really quite easy to replace with the right tools. There are a few ways to lift the engine...when I did the job, Art Benstein (a well respected board memeber) replied to my BB posting with this tool: Art's Engine Hoist it's the picture to the right of the screen. Kinda hard to see in the picture because it's small... Anyhow I bought everything from Home Depot including:
* Clothesline hook (long hook that has 6" of threads)
* a nut to fit the threads of the hook
* a few large diameter (~1") washers
* the metal framing bar that you can see in the picture (not sure what it's called, I found it in the electrical section where they sell lamps and stuff)
* a hacksaw to cut the bar to a more manageable size.
* two sections of 2x4 lumber cut to ~4 feet in length
Lay the 2x4 sections along the length of the fender, they will rest on the strut housing and prevent the metal bar from coming in contact with the fender. The rest of the tool set up is pretty much self explanatory. One side at a time: Remove the three nuts that hold the lower bracket to the front cross member, raise the engine, remove the bolts that hold the top bracket to the engine block, remove the whole assembly (mount + two brackets). Replace mount and re-install. Some people have done the job with only removing the lower bracket, I found it easier/faster to remove both.
If I remember, both sides took me about an hour. Good luck!
Bean
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'80 242GT 91k, '94 945T 110k
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