I can't seem to find any solid motor mounts for my 71' v-8 pinto,I figured mounts from a mustang 2 would work maybe,but I can't seem to find either anywhere,anyone have a link to something?
thanks.Drew S. 8)
alright comeon people,no one knows of anything? :-\
I'll see if i can find out what my buddy used in his '71 351.
k,I appreciate it. It's got some factory mounts of some sort,I'm trying to find some pics. of stock v-8 mustang 2 mounts,so I can see is thats what they are,I've seen articles about people using different fords mounts,and getting them to work,but I'm not sure what these are,I guess worse case scenario I can take one out and have some made for it.
Left hand Mounts off of a 78 King Cobra work.
Part #D72A-6B032-AA
Both are Left hand mounts, but they bolt right in.
Hope this helps ;D
not sure if they work on a '71 but i'll find out. Brad might know, he had a 289 in his '72
They are on a 71 ;D I forgot to say. my bad
cool,anyone know of any companys that make solid mounts for a 78' king cobra?
I would try any local Ford dealership or try Ford directly.
hope this helps.
My 73 was done with the Hooker swap kit. Not sure what year the original mounts were from. I know the previous owner (one of m friends) had replaced several broken ones. To make them solid we welded a piece of 1/8" flat bar from the top of the mount to the bottom (across the rubber part). Never changed one since and it's been about 12 years.
the left side (driver side) mustang II v8 motor mount can be found at worldautopartsdirect.com and
AutoPartsGiant.com both sites have anchor part# 2344 oe#d7zz6038b these are not solid but will work on a pinto v8
ROUSH PERFORMANCE HAD A CONVERSION KIT OUT 20+ YEARS AGO. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY STILL HAVE THEM,TRY CONTACTING THEM. KIT CONTAINED FRAME MOUNTS AND MULTI PIECE HEADERS. THEY USED STOCK FORD MOTOR MOUNTS V8 MUSTANG I BELIEVE. IF YOU NEED MORE HELP CONTACT ME AT MY E-MAIL ON THIS SITE. PHIL
Nothing from a M-2 will work on a 71-72-73 Pinto for engine mounts unless you cut the original frame mounts off of the frame.(they will not just unbolt). Save yourself a lot of time and trouble and use a front engine mount plate. They are about 100 bucks from Jeggs or Summit and yes you can mount it on small rubber mounts. I used new 72 2.o engine mounts from NAPA. BMW
Hi, I am new here,but I am into Mustang IIs. I was ready this thread and thought that I should post here. Mustang II mounts are no longer available through ford. No one currently makes an after market set. The anchor,and every other company that says they can get them are mis-informed. Anchor does show a current part number for the V8 mounts,but when they arrive at the store they are for a 4cyl. I am making a rebuild kit to rebuild old worn out Mustang II mounts. If you have a set of mounts that need to be rebuilt, I would be happy to offer the same price here as at my home site.They are $85.00 US with the shipping included for that price,to the Continental US or Canada. I am a long time member at the mustangII.net,and owner of 3 75-78 mustang including a KC that I am currently putting a 351C into The frame mounts from a 4cyl mustang II and a V8 are almost identical,and will work for a V8 swap in the 74-78 Stang,and I think that should interchange into the pinto. Someone mentioned that the 78 King cobra left side mounts are the same. They are not. The mounts are both offset different. If you try to use 2 left/right side mounts they will not line up on 1 side. I also have a lot of Mustang II specific parts that might help in a V8 swap into a pinto. Let me know if I can be of any help. This is a great site by the way great job!
The last V8 swap I did in a Pinto runabout was an 80. The donor motor and motor mounts came out of a 75 Mustang II and bolted in with very little arguement after I swapped them from left to right. Used the passenger side on the drivers side and drivers side on the passenger side and they bolted right to the oem 2.3 mount positions on the frame. With the early frame you may have to do some fabrications. IE adapter brackets that bolt to the chassis and fill the gap to the motor mounts.
With my V8 4X4 Wagon I used 3/8" flat plate to fab the mount tabs for the 302 block and used the OEM Bronco II 2.8/2.9 V6 mounts... Of course the engine is moved forward in the chassis 7" to clear the firewall, with a notch cut out of the cross member for the starter. And I used the 85-86 Mustang GT shorty headers since they will fit about any body you use the engine in.
Just remember! There is nothing you cannot do if you set your mind to it! And if you have any tallent for fabrication you can always make the part you need and save paying the middle man! Best wishes and good luck!
Ludicrus Leonard Said It!
My personal opinion..
Solid motor mounts in a V8 Pinto = a lot of vibrations in the poor little car..
also cause;s headaches for drivers and passengers after long drives. :sleep:
use rubber mounts!!
Tim
And solid mounts do put a LOT of pressure on the poor little Pinto chassis too. Even worse if you have anything over a stock cam. I have a friend that swore by solid mounts till his chassis came apart under his V8.. Of course I gave him a hard time over it since he was running a Chevy 350/Turbo350 powertrain in his 71... It tore the car's frame to pieces..
I would consider the info from bstang71.. Real good information there.. And just for the sake of the light frame the early Pinto's had in them I would strongly recommend going back with insulated motor mounts or perhaps doing custom plates and channels with Poly insulators between them, anything to protect your old trusty steads frame from the excess stresses..
Good luck!!
LL,
Abq, NM
I thought I would post a reply here with info on how I did mine and it worked out very nice.
I have a 73 runabout with a 5.0 from a 98 explorer in it with stock Maverick rubber mounts. These mounts were cheap from Checker Auto buy on line and pick them up at your local store and the price is even better. I had to remove the stock frame mounts from the car with torch and air chisel then finally did the finish work with a grinder. anyway basically just get rid of the stock frame mounts and clean up the area where they were attached. then I cut some 3/16" plates to fit on the inside of the frame they are about 6"-8" long I don't remember for sure and then just as tall as the frame from top of pinch weld to the bottom pinch weld. These get welded all of the way around to the stock frame of the car. Now this provides a solid area to weld mounts to. I made my frame mounts by cutting DOM tubing to fit the Maverick mounts. I used 1" OD by 7/16" ID tubing. These tubes I attached to the frame plates with 2 each 3/16" plates that attach to just above the lower and just below the upper pinch weld area. You will need to have a means up supporting engine in place while getting it placed where you want it then tack weld everything in place forming a triangle of sorts that will be your new frame mounts. Carefully remove engine and finish welding everything. This makes a very nice and clean install plus you will not be limited by all of the constraints of using factory pieces that may or may not place engine where you want it. I was able to use my stock C4 cross member mount and everything came out great. If I remember right I did weld up the holes in my stock C4 crossmember and placed it in the car so that trans mount could be moved back as far as possible then I just redrilled the holes where I wanted them. It is just amazing what you can do if you have a little time and a good welder. Have fun with it guys.
You can see some pictures of my car posted in the Your Projects section they are posted under my sons user name 73runabout as 73 efi V8 swap. Or something like that.