into an '81 2WD Supercab and a 300 I6 from the '81 to the '70. Can anyone tell me if the engine frame stands are going to swap too?
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Engine Frame Stands Swap?
I will be swapping a 351W engine from a '70 2WD SB into an '81 2WD Supercab and a 300 I6 from the '81 to the '70. Can anyone tell me if the engine frame stands are going to swap too?
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351W not available in F150/350's and Bronco's until 1981.
1980/83 F100: 300 I-6 & 302 2V / 1981/82 F100: Anemic 255 2V / 1982/83 F100: 'Miracle' 3.8L V6.
If the timing cover didn't rot out before 40,000 miles, if the head gaskets didn't blow before 60,000 miles, it was a miracle!
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Thanks, ND, for the quick response.
The '70 F100 had a 300 I6 before I swapped a 351W in. UNFORTUNATELY, I let the 300 engine stands go with that engine when I sold it
and now I need some like that to put the '81 300 back in. I got some 302 stands from a bump side (IIRC) in a junk yard to mount the 351W in the '70.
So, now I need to know if the '81 300 stands will fit in the '70 and if the '70 sbf stands will fit in the '81. Or, if I have to start looking to buy or trade for the right ones.
The '70 F100 had a 300 I6 before I swapped a 351W in. UNFORTUNATELY, I let the 300 engine stands go with that engine when I sold it
and now I need some like that to put the '81 300 back in. I got some 302 stands from a bump side (IIRC) in a junk yard to mount the 351W in the '70.So, now I need to know if the '81 300 stands will fit in the '70 and if the '70 sbf stands will fit in the '81. Or, if I have to start looking to buy or trade for the right ones.
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Same engine stands: 1969/79 F100 302 / 1975/79 F150 302 / 1977/79 F100/350 351M/400 2WD
No engine mounting parts used 1980 and later will fit 1979 and earlier...and vice versa.
Econoline, Passenger Car engine mounting parts will not work in any year F100/350, regardless of the engine size.
No engine mounting parts used 1980 and later will fit 1979 and earlier...and vice versa.
Econoline, Passenger Car engine mounting parts will not work in any year F100/350, regardless of the engine size.
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ND, can you tell me what donor vehicles would provide the engine stands I need to mount the SBF in the 1981 F150 2WD Super Cab?
I believe the stands for FE or I6 engines in '65-'79 2WD trucks will mount the 300 in the '70 F100 2WD.
I believe the stands for FE or I6 engines in '65-'79 2WD trucks will mount the 300 in the '70 F100 2WD.
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My name isn't Bill, and he may be cruising, but the answer is an emphatic NO. The stands must be for the engine family being used. So, the 300 six takes its own stands, the 302 & 351W share stands, the 351M & 400 share stands, and the 460 has its own.
And, the stands for an 80-86 truck must come from an 80+ truck, and I'm not sure how far the + stretches.
And, the stands for an 80-86 truck must come from an 80+ truck, and I'm not sure how far the + stretches.
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