mounting engine mounts. how do you do it?

OldRedFord · Post by **OldRedFord** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:03 am

rjewkes wrote:wouldn't the 460/428 towers from a late 70's 2wd also work? push comes to shove?

Yes they will. Thats what Im using in my truck.

zakt · Post by **zakt** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 12:39 pm

now what mounts are the best in 2wd....Ive been thinking about getting the towers from L&L now why would I get the trans dapt vrs the L&L and so forth, which is the strongest etc..etc.. thoughts? Putting the 460 in my 2wd 72 f350....

Todd

BobbyFord · Post by **BobbyFord** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:42 pm

zakt wrote:now what mounts are the best in 2wd....Ive been thinking about getting the towers from L&L now why would I get the trans dapt vrs the L&L and so forth, which is the strongest etc..etc.. thoughts? Putting the 460 in my 2wd 72 f350....

Todd

Get stock mounts and perches out of 73-79 F- Series with 460. They bolt right in.

averagef250 · Post by **averagef250** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:58 pm

L&L is junk, I've never heard of trans-dapt, but they look considerably cheezier than the L&L stuff. The factory Ford mounts are the toughest and best of all of them.

1971ford · Post by **1971ford** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 7:38 pm

i suggest getting ones out of a dent. i really really wish i did instead of wasting $130 on these cheezy mounts i got. they should be pretty industructable with the gussets we added though.

zakt · Post by **zakt** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 7:52 pm

anyone have a set of 73-79 F350 460 2wd mounts laying around??

Just found these, are they decent?? (no gussets on these either)

http://www.autofab.com/2wd460.htm

zakt · Post by **zakt** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:04 pm

Just checked ebay will this bolt into my 2wd 1972 F350 for installing the 95' F350 460??

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/73-79-fo ... enameZWDVW

1971ford · Post by **1971ford** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 8:28 pm

ahhh the autofab ones. autofab makes really good off-road quality stuff. those should be pleeenty strong. expensive but strong.

Hawkrod · Post by **Hawkrod** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:26 pm

zakt wrote:Just checked ebay will this bolt into my 2wd 1972 F350 for installing the 95' F350 460??

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/73-79-fo ... enameZWDVW

Yes, exactly what you need. Hawkrod

green70 · Post by **green70** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:33 am

why dont you just weld them,you could tack em while the engine is still in,then you know there lined up right

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:35 am

OldRedFord wrote:
rjewkes wrote:wouldn't the 460/428 towers from a late 70's 2wd also work? push comes to shove?
Yes they will. Thats what Im using in my truck.

how does the the side attached to the 460/428 bolt to the towers in the truck? i don't see a hole in the tower.

Hawkrod · Post by **Hawkrod** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:42 am

rjewkes wrote:
how does the the side attached to the 460/428 bolt to the towers in the truck? i don't see a hole in the tower.

The holes are top to bottom, the angle of the picture makes it hard to see. Hawkrod

1971ford · Post by **1971ford** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:48 am

green70 wrote:why dont you just weld them,you could tack em while the engine is still in,then you know there lined up right

if i had a welder i would probably do that. i dont really want to have my boss bring the welder truck up to do it

soo many reasons for me to get a welder

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:49 am

Thanks Hawkrod, Do you mean like a leaf spring mounting shackle? is it a clovis deal on them?

Hawkrod · Post by **Hawkrod** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 2:14 am

Look at this, you will see there are two bolts to hold the insulator. one goes through the block mount and the other through the frame mount. Hawkrod

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