mounting engine mounts. how do you do it?

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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.

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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....

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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....

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Get stock mounts and perches out of 73-79 F- Series with 460. They bolt right in.
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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.
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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.
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anyone have a set of 73-79 F350 460 2wd mounts laying around??
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Just found these, are they decent?? (no gussets on these either)
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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
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ahhh the autofab ones. autofab makes really good off-road quality stuff. those should be pleeenty strong. expensive but strong.
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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
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why dont you just weld them,you could tack em while the engine is still in,then you know there lined up right :2cents:
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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.

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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.
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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
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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 :2cents:
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 :D
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Thanks Hawkrod, Do you mean like a leaf spring mounting shackle? is it a clovis deal on them?
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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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