John, thanks for the info. This is the first I've heard of a "nose ring" A google showed a couple examples, although one looked like it just captured the nose bearing housing on the crank and let it float in the hole. I suspect there is some details that I'm missing from the photos.

Lets see if this solution might work. What if I but a thin, SS bar behind both the upper and lower firewall mounting lugs. If I then used a piece of Pull-Pull cable from this bar, both upper and lower to an extended front motor lug screw, on both sides of the engine, and put adjustable clevisis on all four wires, would that hold things in alignment OK? I suspect that if the engine is pulling the mount to the right, it may also be pullind down or up a like amount. This is an interesting problem.

Do you by any chance have a photo or two of a nose ring, and do you have a comercial supplier or do you make your own?

Thanks.

Don