well, that little voice in my head has been whispering that if i leave the engine mount the way it is i'll be working on it all summer. so here is where i am. I put 1/2x3/8 maple mounts in place by putting holes in anular ring and firewall. epoxy them to the existing wood, that i have not previously removed. then i will epoxy a marine ply plate over the entire assembly. then put doublers around the holes in the firewall, again marine ply.

Joe