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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?
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?
The only 351W's installed in the 1970's were in Ford/Merc Passenger Cars/Ranchero's and 1975/79 Econolines.
351W not available in F150/350's and Bronco's until 1981.
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.
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.