Slide out engine mounting system for automotive vehicle

An engine and slide out mounting system for supporting the engine upon a chassis frame within the engine compartment of an automotive vehicle, with said mounting system comprising:

• a chassis bracket attached to the chassis frame, with said chassis bracket having a mounting pin extending laterally and perpendicularly to the centerline of the frame and into the engine compartment, with said mounting pin defining a multiplanar mounting surface having horizontal upper and lower portions and front and rear inclined portions extending between the upper and lower portions;
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• an engine bracket, rigidly attached to the engine, with said engine bracket having a first portion for attaching the engine bracket to the engine, and a second portion having at least one generally horizontal surface for slidably engaging the horizontal upper portion of the mounting pin and an inclined surface for abuttingly engaging the front inclined portion of the mounting pin such that when the inclined surface abuts the front inclined portion of the mounting pin the engine is prohibited from moving rearwardly in the chassis;
• and wherein said engine bracket further comprises a hook integral with the engine bracket and extending rearwardly from the portion of the engine bracket defining the generally horizontal surface, with said hook being adapted to engage the rear inclined portion of the mounting pin in the event that the engine slides forward in the chassis from an installed position.