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Hi, I'm in the process of mocking up some custom motor mounts for putting a 302 into a '63 Fairlane. It started off as a 6 cylinder, and I don't have any original v8 mounts, which is one of the reasons I'm making my own for cheap.
What I'm wondering is if there's anybody out there who could help me pin down a fairly precise location for the engine within the bay? Basically I only need 2 measurements:
1. I need to know how far the rear of the engine block is from the firewall. That is, the actual distance from the bellhousing mounting flange on the BLOCK, to the firewall itself.
2. To find out the vertical location of the engine within the bay, I need to know the distance between the stock tubular crossmember and the bottom of the stock oil pan.
If there's anybody out there with an original 221/260/289 in their 62-65 Fairlane, it would be an enormous help if you could share these measurements with me. I'm actually adapting later Mustang-style motor mounts into this chassis, mainly because they're so incredibly cheap (got mine for 5 dollars each on Rockauto) and are also readily available for when they need to be replaced. Normally I'd just fit it in there as low down and as far back as I could possibly get it, but since I'm going to be eventually buying Hooker headers for it, it's probably best that it's in the stock location so there aren't any clearance issues. If all works out, I plan to post up the results on here and some dimensions for anybody who wants to give it a shot themselves.
What I'm wondering is if there's anybody out there who could help me pin down a fairly precise location for the engine within the bay? Basically I only need 2 measurements:
1. I need to know how far the rear of the engine block is from the firewall. That is, the actual distance from the bellhousing mounting flange on the BLOCK, to the firewall itself.
2. To find out the vertical location of the engine within the bay, I need to know the distance between the stock tubular crossmember and the bottom of the stock oil pan.
If there's anybody out there with an original 221/260/289 in their 62-65 Fairlane, it would be an enormous help if you could share these measurements with me. I'm actually adapting later Mustang-style motor mounts into this chassis, mainly because they're so incredibly cheap (got mine for 5 dollars each on Rockauto) and are also readily available for when they need to be replaced. Normally I'd just fit it in there as low down and as far back as I could possibly get it, but since I'm going to be eventually buying Hooker headers for it, it's probably best that it's in the stock location so there aren't any clearance issues. If all works out, I plan to post up the results on here and some dimensions for anybody who wants to give it a shot themselves.