Upright Fitment

Howdy Guys. I've got the oil pan on the engine and have been trimming a bit on the cross member for fitting the engine mount uprights. I do have a couple of questions:

First, does this look like enough clearance between the oil pan and the cross member? It's about 1/8" which sems awful tight but I doubt there's much movement in these new design TPC mounts.

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Second, the pasenger side mount has a much bigger gap between the flanges than the upright actually needs. The driver side is much closer. Should I insert a couple of fender washers to occupy some of this space so the flanges aren't bent, and the welds stressed, when I tighten the bolt?

passenger side:
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driver side:
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Thanks,
Rich

Wait till you install the engine. You'll need some wiggle room after the weight of the engine settles, then shim the uprights. You can also slot your x-member (forward-aft)

On the steering rack bosses, I would trim those another 1/8" only and don't cut into the rack mount threading whatever you do. The Poly mounts don't sag like the rubber ones, so there'll be no metal/metal contact.

Understood. Thanks on both!

Rich