Engine/tranny height/angle
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Engine/tranny height/angle
Hi Everyone,
I have a 1960 F100 that had a non-original 300 6cyl in it.
The mounts were cut, repositioned and welded back together very poorly.
The engine was not in the best of shape so I decided to swap it with a 302.
I cut out the old mangled mounts and bought a set of bolt on mounts that are pretty much L brackets with bushings and spacers.
The engine drops in but it really seems to sit kinda low. The C4 tranny in there is held up by a piece of roughly cut steel they bolted across the frame.
The tranny is slipping badly also so I plan on replacing that soon.
My question is, what should I be watching for when mounting the engine and transmission in the truck. Should the engine be at any bit of an angle once mounted? How much of an angle is acceptible for the driveshaft to transmission?
I pulled the transmission cross member from an 85 Crown Victoria that seems like it will fit nicely across the frame rails. I will have a new engine and transmission coming this spring and want to get everything setup nicely so this is a perfect time to deal with any leftover issues on how the old mounts worked.
I do not have tremendous welding skills yet so do not want to tackle any more difficult weld in motor mounts if I do not have to. If what I have is sufficient I will keep it or if I need to raise it up maybe it can be shimmed some to give it height?
As it is, the lower pulley is sitting below the front crossmember with only an inch or two of clearance and the crossover pipe on the back of the heads from my old 302 would hit against the drivers side of the firewall if they were in place. If the engine could be higher and a little forward I would be happier but not sure how much clearance I have yet.
I would like to go with an AOD tranny and the extra length of the tranny might be enough to push the engine forward rather than shortening the driveshaft, providing of course the engine and tranny can raise high enough to clear the front cross member.
Any thoughts?
I am mostly a newbie at this. Have worked on a lot of cars but the most radical thing I have done is swapping out motors in some older vehicles and replacing a bent valve in my F250.
I have a 1960 F100 that had a non-original 300 6cyl in it.
The mounts were cut, repositioned and welded back together very poorly.
The engine was not in the best of shape so I decided to swap it with a 302.
I cut out the old mangled mounts and bought a set of bolt on mounts that are pretty much L brackets with bushings and spacers.
The engine drops in but it really seems to sit kinda low. The C4 tranny in there is held up by a piece of roughly cut steel they bolted across the frame.
The tranny is slipping badly also so I plan on replacing that soon.
My question is, what should I be watching for when mounting the engine and transmission in the truck. Should the engine be at any bit of an angle once mounted? How much of an angle is acceptible for the driveshaft to transmission?
I pulled the transmission cross member from an 85 Crown Victoria that seems like it will fit nicely across the frame rails. I will have a new engine and transmission coming this spring and want to get everything setup nicely so this is a perfect time to deal with any leftover issues on how the old mounts worked.
I do not have tremendous welding skills yet so do not want to tackle any more difficult weld in motor mounts if I do not have to. If what I have is sufficient I will keep it or if I need to raise it up maybe it can be shimmed some to give it height?
As it is, the lower pulley is sitting below the front crossmember with only an inch or two of clearance and the crossover pipe on the back of the heads from my old 302 would hit against the drivers side of the firewall if they were in place. If the engine could be higher and a little forward I would be happier but not sure how much clearance I have yet.
I would like to go with an AOD tranny and the extra length of the tranny might be enough to push the engine forward rather than shortening the driveshaft, providing of course the engine and tranny can raise high enough to clear the front cross member.
Any thoughts?
I am mostly a newbie at this. Have worked on a lot of cars but the most radical thing I have done is swapping out motors in some older vehicles and replacing a bent valve in my F250.
