460 conversion pics needed
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460 conversion pics needed
I have a 77 f250 4x4 that I have just set a 460 in. I have bought truck power steering and alternator brackets but I can not figure out the alternator brackets. My question is: Do any of you 460 swappers out there have engine compartment pics of your trucks? Any help, tips or pics would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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I just did a full conversion with no adapters from L&H, the alternator can easily be mounted with a couple long bolts some spacers and a swing arm. The power steering i used off of an old lincoln and which bolted right on i just changed out the hose ends for about $5.00 and it works great. i'll see if i can post a pic of mine soon.
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My power steering pump bracket mounts to the water pump and head fine but I can not put a pulley on the pump for it will hit the steering box. My formed alternator bracket fits the water pump but puts the alternator too low and into my cross member. I still have the lincoln power steering pump setup but it has all the crap for an a/c compressor. The alternator brackets I still have were homemade by someone not very mechanically inclined or detail oriented (they are fugly). The truck has been sitting too long so I may just put the lincoln stuff back on until I get to look at someone elses truck. Thanks for the input.
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The truck had a/c. During this engine change I removed all the a/c components from under the hood. My goal was to have brackets the didn't have provisions for a/c parts.
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Ya, my 460 had air conditioning originally too, i scrapped it all and the licoln power steering setup sits right in front of the drivers side head right about where the A/C pump used to be, the sweet thing was it bolted right up (no mods) and is a peice of cake to work on now!
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Well that was easy the 460 i got came with air conditioning (pump and all) and the F-150 i put it in didn't have any ever so it all came off the eninge and went in the garbage. But what i know u can do there is either plug the existing A/Clines you aren't using or just find a different heater unit and controls from a similar model (year and such) truck.
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I will take a couple close-up pics here soon of exactly how i mounted everything up, i just posted some pics of the 460 if you want to look at those, but none of them show any detail so i will take some better ones.
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Thanks for the info but I have already modified and cleaned up my lincoln p.s. brackets. I have integrated truck and lincoln alt. brackets along with some bridgeport product to get the alt. mounted where I think it will be ok. Now I need to fill that gaping hole left when I removed the a/c. Thanks again.