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my 2 birds

Reply #30
Nobody makes any anymore. I bought a set of universal engine mounts off speedway that worked with some spacers for $20.

Stock replacements can be ordered at parts stores, but these all seem to be garbage.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

my 2 birds

Reply #31
Nobody makes any anymore. I bought a set of universal engine mounts off speedway that worked with some spacers for $20.

Stock replacements can be ordered at parts stores, but these all seem to be garbage.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

my 2 birds

Reply #32
Quote from: Haystack;458910
Nobody makes any anymore. I bought a set of universal engine mounts off speedway that worked with some spacers for $20.

Stock replacements can be ordered at parts stores, but these all seem to be garbage.

do you have any info on that i might be interested if it's not too expensive in Québec, stock replacement are 25$cdn each so for 225hp at the crank it will probably do the trick but if i can get better and be done for awhile with that its better

 

my 2 birds

Reply #33
Heres an ebay listing.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/131500360477?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_ref=http%253A%252F%252Frover.ebay.com%252Frover%252F1%252F711-117182-37290-0%252F2%253Fmtid%253D1588%2526kwid%253D1%2526crlp%253D166216719574_324272%2526itemid%253D131500360477%2526targetid%253D277381283012%2526rpc%253D0.18%2526rpc_upld_id%253D98404%2526device%253Dm%2526mpre%253Dhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.ebay.com%25252Fulk%25252Fitm%25252Flike%25252F131500360477%25253Flpid%25253D82%252526chn%25253Dps%2526adtype%253Dpla%2526googleloc%253D9029733%2526poi%253D%2526campaignid%253D718825409%2526adgroupid%253D35705498617%2526rlsatarget%253Dpla-277381283012%2526gclid%253DCjwKEAiA2OzDBRCdqIyIqYaaqQoSJABeJZdiXisMFmgZtprV0Y4016iIolOELgyDGWmW56Q_AZEraRoCUsrw_wcB%2526srcrot%253D711-117182-37290-0%2526rvr_id%253D1154160960001&ul_noapp=true
I drilled a big hole, wanna say 1/2 through the bottom of the stock mount bracket, I dont think I had to open up the top one much. Then I got longer bolts to go into the block with some aluminum spacers to make up the height difference. Use removeable lock tight on the motor side.

Later I plan to make my own motor mount brackets with some cheap angle, if I don't actually go through with a motor plate.

I dumped the clutch whenever I got the chance after my t-5 swap and kept breaking the bolts and mounts, but I am pretty hard on my stuff.

A bit of common sense and going easy on it, the stock mounts might last okay. I went through 3 sets in about a year. Then I broke all the bolts off in the block and gave up on the car.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com