1965-66 Wildcat Electra NOS/NORS motor mounts and factory tie down cable with bracket

Trying to help a friend....he can get his mounts re-vulcanised but i don't trust they will hold if he stomps the throttle on his 425 so i have recommended NOS GM or 60's-70's NORS......plus that he try and find the GM tie down cable with bracket that mounted to the head and upper control arm shaft. I had one on my white Cat....i drag raced it a LOT and i never worried about breaking a motor mount and taking out a hood and air cleaner.
Does anyone have a picture of the cable and bracket that i can send him....please post it here.
All help greatly appreciated!

Peace WildBill

 

Bill is it the cable type that went around the upper control arm shaft?
If so I will check my Cat tomorrow. I think it is still on the shaft, from when I pulled the engine.

 

Yes John.....that is the one

Peace WildBill

 

I just use 4 links of chain. Fast, reliable, un-breakable. Paint it semi-gloss black & it can't be seen as the P/S pump mostly blocks it's view.
Been this way for 50+ years & haven't broken a mount even using slicks.

Tom T.

 

I know Carmen has a factory NOS torque limiting cable setup.

 

Bill, I have picture of the hold down, just have to find it.

 

Bill sorry for the delay..
This was taken out of an original Buick package years and years ago.... this is for the Burgundy and white WGS

 

Thanks John !....that is exactly what i want him to see. A chain would do it but i think these are a much better option if we can find him one.

And it is a GM part.

Anybody got one they want to sell ?

Peace WildBill

 

I can't believe I remembered where it was actually . I will be meeting with a company the end of February that crimps cable chains. I will bring this with me to see if they will make the cable section. I can make the mount section.
If anyone is interested in a reproduction, let me know

 

I picked the bracket years ago.. No cable + I believe it was under center head bolt on big Buick. Myself I wouldn't mess with head bolt attachments.

 

I pulled a standard head bolt and replaced it with a stud bolt torqued and good to go

 

Hi,
I posted in the parts wanted section today. I'm looking for one of these kits.
Please let me know if you have additional info locating one for sale.
Thanks,
Robert

 

I just saw the "Cat" signal go up over Gotham City from Mayor Wildbill. The parts bag is a little dirty but the instructions are still there! Like you need them.

I'm sure I got this from Wildbill. I don't remember what I paid. I just want what's fair and I'll let Wildbill set the price.

 

WOW....that was quite awhile ago oh Grand Pooobah

Considering that it will keep you from wiping out an air cleaner and denting a hood if a motor mount lets go when you floor it.....that's a lot of insurance right there with that part..

It's your part and i am sure i did'nt give it away when i sold it.......i would be asking $125.00 for it.

Peace WildBill

 

Hmmm….your scaring me. Maybe I should reconsider.

 

I drag raced my California 66 Cat a whole lot back in the day....luckily i found one of these in a NOS Buick parts lot that i had bought and added it to my car before i did all that racing.

I broke a motor mount at Norwalk one year and that strap saved the day.....

Peace WildBill

 

And not knowing anything about this Buick Engineering "fix it", back in the mid '80's I didn't have one installed. Goodbye air cleaner snorkel and fan shroud, hello dimpled hood and throttle stuck at WOT!

That was a thrill. Not!

Using interlocking mounts after that.

Devon

 

Ok, thinking about how expensive a dual quad air cleaner is, and I do flog the Cat, I better get this thing installed soon. Sorry to crawfish on this.

 

I would be interested in one of these if you make them.