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Old Aug 15, 2020 | 01:36 PM
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Frame mounts for 302 5L

Hi experts! I'm not a mechanic, by far, but decided to take on a project and restore an 1978 F150 custom. I upgraded it's dead inline 6 cylinder to a 302 5L V8, but today I dropped in the engine and realized the engine mount points don't line up .
I found brackets from Bronco Graveyard but seems they require to be welded on. https://shop.broncograveyard.com/Mot...uctinfo/10510/
I'm a REALLY bad welder, so wondering, does anyone know of a bolt-on frame bracket I could buy somewhere?


Inline 6 mount point vs. 302 5L mount point
 
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I see an open bolt hole in the frame just fwd of your stands. Can you unbolt the eng stands and move it fwd to get it to line up and still clear your headers? Looking at this figure below you might need to get different stands.
Like these. https://springfield.craigslist.org/p...154878343.html



 
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Same engine supports aka towers/stands/perches:

1969/79 F100 302 // 1975/79 F150 302 // 1977/79 F100/350 351M/400 2WD

Excepting 1969/77 Bronco, all 1969/79 302's were 2WD
 
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Old Aug 16, 2020 | 10:58 AM
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Comparison Photos of Engine Perches - FORDification.com You may be better off getting the stands from a 351M 4X4. Decipher at your own risk.
 
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Old Aug 18, 2020 | 03:53 PM
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Thanks much guys! Going to try and get the perches form the dude selling on Craigslist. I'll post picture once installed!
 
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Thank you for the Craigslist find! - I reached out to the guy and hope they are still available!
 
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