i would to see your motor brackets on you truck i cant seen to make up my mine which would be the best for my 351w motor with a 6c trans . thanks

 

what front end are you using? stock, mustang II, volare??

Sam

 

stock front end

 

the 351w and the c6 trans will go in to the f100 1956 with a stock rebuild front end

 

folks will be along with some experience with this configurtion. All mine are non-stock.

MidFifty (and others) have a bolt in crossmember type mount, see page 84 of their catalog (or search it for 'motor mounts')

Sam

 

I used no after market instead, I fabricated my own. I used some 3/8" plate and 3/4" spacer material then bolted them in with 1/2" grade 8 bolts. If your interested I will show you the pics.

 

I've got an FE engine in my '56 so i'm not sure if this will help you out or not. I have a tube-tsyle mount in my truck with stock suspension.
To my knowlege, there are only a couple manufacturers of tube-style engine mounts for these trucks. Trans-Dapt being the biggest one. There are other mount kits that do not use a tube to tie the two mounts together but rather just bolt or weld to each side of the frame. I would NOT recommend using this style. The added support of having the tube there to tie the mounts together is well worth it for the strength. That, and it gives you the option of being able to remove either stock crossmember that is in front or behind the engine if necessary for your installation. Me personally, the FE mount I used didn't exactly work like I wanted it to, but it is of a completely different design than you'd get for your SBF.

What different options are you looking at currently? (post pics or links)

 

the tube style seems to be my first choice it seems to fit my frame ,and it looks what i might go with midfiftys has them in there catalog

 

mervy49 id like to see pics of your mounts thanks

 

This is the method I use and have never had a failure but I do know of instances where the tube type mounts have. I have done this a couple times. The pics don't show the boxing plates which I have since installed.

 

I'm interested in your mount pictures. I'm installing a 390 in my'49 F1. My email is randy.tomlinson@tx.rr.com. Thanks, randy

 

Just some mounts I made from materials I had laying around. For my 460.

 

I like the tube type mounts since the ends can be cut so the engine can be offset to one side or the other if desired/necessary. Engines are often offset to the passenger side for steering gear clearance. It doesn't hamper anything to offset it as long as you keep the centerline parallel to the frame. Mid fifty sells tube mounts for most popular engines.

 

Mervy49,
I would be very interested in seeing the pics of your motor mounts.
Thanks!!
Randy

 

Mervy49,
I would be very interested in seeing the pics of your motor mounts.
Thanks!!
Randy

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