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Ok, pulled out the 305 today. Loosened all the bolts, connectors etc. Everything came out easily. Pulled the engine and the original mounts were pretty stuck to the frame, so the rubber separated from the steel plate. No big deal but a shame nonetheless. I have new mounts though, thanks to Musicman70 from 67-72 Chevy forum (Funky61is that you?) There was a thread from a guy rebuilding a 305 and it was hinted that these motor mounts from Anchor (2337) would work, and 2107 and 2108 for the transmission mounts.

Lifting the engine took more work than expected because the engine hoist couldn't lift the engine high enough, so we had to use a crane on the ceiling to lift the engine higher. In the end, I have the 305 sitting on wood blocks, waiting to donate its parts for its bigger brother.

In the last picture, you can see a possible oil leak that I did not discover before: either from the distributor or from the camshaft galley. There is a freeze plug in the camshaft hole but not the block-off plate as is on my 478.

Now onto cleaning the engine bay, then painting it. Then start transferring parts from the 305 to the 478.