We fabricated these motor mounts from flat steel plate. Note they are different side for side (the larger plate bolts to the right side of the engine). The rubber cushions are early Ford V-8 style from Speedway Motors (PN 720-9314).
To accommodate the pan an...
To accommodate the pan an 8-inch notch 3 inches wide by 2 inches deep was made in the crossmember. The section removed was flipped upside down and used to box the opening. The open ends will be capped.
These are the stock Ford motor...
These are the stock Ford motor mount plates. Made from aluminum and cool looking, they’re slightly too wide for use in early Ford frames.
With the crossmember notched...
With the crossmember notched and the firewall opened up the engine sits down in the chassis as it should.
The location of the oil filter...
The location of the oil filter is problematic. In our installation it interfered with the rack-and-pinion.
Ford Racing and Performance...
Ford Racing and Performance parts offers this oil filter relocation block that also accepts the oil pressure sender under PN M-6881-M50.
An inside view—the engine...
An inside view—the engine protrudes a little over 3 inches into the passenger compartment however there’s still plenty of legroom.
Removing the stock oil filter...
Removing the stock oil filter mount leaves plenty of room for the rack-and-pinion and steering shaft.
We fabricated these motor...
We fabricated these motor mounts from flat steel plate. Note they are different side for side (the larger plate bolts to the right side of the engine). The rubber cushions are early Ford V-8 style from Speedway Motors (PN 720-9314).
This is the section of firewall...
This is the section of firewall that was cut out. We will add a flange to it and put it back, but first we had to fill a variety of holes.
Some holes were small enough...
Some holes were small enough to simply close with our Lincoln MIG welder.
Before welding any holes closed...
Before welding any holes closed the surrounding area was made flat with a hammer and dolly.
For larger holes we cut plugs...
For larger holes we cut plugs from sheetmetal and welded them in place.