[pat in Santa Cruz]

I strongly advise against the front float o motor. In the first place, drilling more holes in the cross member not only weakens it a bit more, but locating them so the bolts do not contact the cross member and create really bad vibrations is extremely difficult. The original style front mount has no metal to metal contact other than the lower spring resting on the cross member. There is a leather insulator between the mount and lower spring. It works fine, and with a counter weighted and balanced engine you will find the car about as smooth as a four banger can get even with all original mounts.