85 eng. tie down
This is how I made a KILLER tie down for my sons car. His is an 86 but will fit any year.
On the back of the driver side head there are some tapped holes. I believe they are 10 mm. not sure, but definately metric.
I used 2 half in. dia. rods with a flat made on one end. Actually they were old 85 alt. to intake support rods.
Bolted one to the back of the head (very hard to get to). Remove the nut on the a-arm bolt . Slip the other rod over the bolt, let the rods over lap, cut the rods so they will butt up, spot weld, and then remove and finish welding.
I then used a jam nut to bolt the a-arm bolt, installed the new rod and put the original nut on the bolt to hold the tie down rod on.
It works great, no vibbs in the car and the eng. is rock solid.
I know lots of people are using the new motor mounts, without any problems. But the idea of pulling on the side of the block scares me.
The way I made this is probably not for everyone, but it does work well.