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Hi...I'm wanting to know which would be better/stronger...Boxing in the original frame or using a donor frame...The donor frame is a 78 ford short bed truck which my 460 engine bolt pattern will fit and the stock frame is 48 ford coupe... Thanks, Any help is appreciated...
'48 Ford frame is pretty tough, should handle it. A pickup frame will be a bitch to get the coupe to fit and sit right.
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Originally Posted by R Pope
Yep...........
Don
I would box the original frame and order some aftermarkett motor mounts{ones that are designed to weld in} ,hang the engine over the cradle and install accordingly,only tack welding the new mounts in.
I Think that those engine bays are pretty deep ,soo a couple of inches higher mounting should not be a problem,but as always ,make shure the clearances are set before final welding.
One of the other members will know more about how to do the actuall boxing than I do .There are some pretty good posts on boxing a frame already on this site,good luck!!!
Thanks allot...I really appreciate your information.
Yes to all of the above.:D
And there are several people at FORDification that are looking for those 429/460 engine stands.