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What engine did your truck originally have? Original 73 to 79 mounts are a 3 part assembly, frame stand, rubber mount, and block plate. None of the parts are like the other engines. There are places that sell mounts to adapt 460 engine to the incorrect frame stands though.
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Tuned
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What engine did your truck originally have? Original 73 to 79 mounts are a 3 part assembly, frame stand, rubber mount, and block plate. None of the parts are like the other engines. There are places that sell mounts to adapt 460 engine to the incorrect frame stands though.
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Assuming that this is a 4 X 2. We are talking about the 385 series engines produced between 1968 and 1998. Displacement varied between 370, 429 and 460. The block and mounting points should be the same throughout its long history. You'll want to use engine mounts with new, fresh rubber and minimum Grade 5 bolts so get those from your local auto supply. Then, find a 1967-79 truck that had a 385 series engine in it and get the steel brackets off the frame. Replace the old bracket bolts with new bolts and nylock nuts. The transmission and drive shaft(s) will be another area to think about with this project.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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Assuming that this is a 4 X 2. We are talking about the 385 series engines produced between 1968 and 1998. Displacement varied between 370, 429 and 460. The block and mounting points should be the same throughout its long history. You'll want to use engine mounts with new, fresh rubber and minimum Grade 5 bolts so get those from your local auto supply. Then, find a 1967-79 truck that had a 385 series engine in it and get the steel brackets off the frame. Replace the old bracket bolts with new bolts and nylock nuts. The transmission and drive shaft(s) will be another area to think about with this project.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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The 360 steel mounts will not work. You'll need to source the steel mounting brackets for a 385 series engine in a 1967-79 Ford truck.
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that’s what im currently looking for I just didn’t know if the later 460 blocks were different since they used different rubber mounts
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The '91 rubber mounts will of course fit the 460 block but they may not fit the earlier steel mounts for the frame. Moreover, that old rubber may be compromised. Thus, the recommendation to buy those rubber mounts for 73-79 new.
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thanks for the diagrams, do we know if the 73-79 mounts fit the later 91 460 block?
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