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Desi
03-13-2008, 11:51 PM
..what can I use...trying to find "82" mounts is proving to be..troublesome. Noone has em in stock/must special order..any other year's work?
la.fraude
03-14-2008, 12:19 AM
and they are expensive too new. I just bought a wrecked 82 and pulled the motor with brackets. The brackets as i checked will be like 60 or so. everyone suggests later year convertible motor mounts. stiffer stronger and more durable. also i believe i priced em to be only 30 or 40 dollars. also they eliminate the need for the biscuit mount and the entire bracket.
Desi
03-14-2008, 12:22 AM
ok, so, what year 'vert mounts? also, I may have a lead on a set of solid mounts for 40.00, any reason they wouldnt work?
richpet
03-14-2008, 04:44 PM
Just FYI-- My '83 is an ealrly model (January) so I share a lot of the '82 parts. I tried a set of later vert mounts and a set of solids supposedly for 79-93. No luck! I could not get the block to sit all the way down on both sides. I ended up having to re-use my old mounts and use a torque link to reduce motor movement. Seems some guys can use any mounts, but early '83 and older might have fitment issues.
ScreeminChikin
03-14-2008, 05:29 PM
Just FYI-- My '83 is an ealrly model (January) so I share a lot of the '82 parts. I tried a set of later vert mounts and a set of solids supposedly for 79-93. No luck! I could not get the block to sit all the way down on both sides. I ended up having to re-use my old mounts and use a torque link to reduce motor movement. Seems some guys can use any mounts, but early '83 and older might have fitment issues.

I have the same issue with my 81. Solid 79-93 mounts and they dont sit all the way down on the mount pads. I am planning to grind the slots a little deeper and see if it will sit flat like that.
gdniel
03-14-2008, 06:51 PM
I took the locating tabs off later mounts and used them on my 81 with no problems.
82mustang
03-15-2008, 01:58 AM
i use universal 79-93 solid mounts on my 82' with no problems. They did lower the motor though which i wasnt prepared for and didnt really care for either...
Syco Stang
03-15-2008, 03:04 AM
NOt sure why they dont sit right on the early cars, been a while since I've owned an 82... but the convertible mounts will make your engine sit lower than the standard 87-93 mounts. You should be able to fit the regular 87-93 mounts in, however from Ford the convertible mounts are quite a bit cheaper.
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Desi
03-23-2008, 03:12 AM
Alright, have the proper mounts..but before I actually pull the motor...what is the bracket that it atatches too on the motor called? The motor I am putting in has a broken bracket..at least I think it's a bracket, it's an 87 motor with the diferant/2 piece style mount, do I need anything else, is it safe to just use the ones on my current motor?

would love to find a good diagram on the net somewhere..
Desi
04-05-2008, 05:42 PM
Just FYI-- My '83 is an ealrly model (January) so I share a lot of the '82 parts. I tried a set of later vert mounts and a set of solids supposedly for 79-93. No luck! I could not get the block to sit all the way down on both sides. I ended up having to re-use my old mounts and use a torque link to reduce motor movement. Seems some guys can use any mounts, but early '83 and older might have fitment issues.



THIS!!

even with the right mounts, it was off by about 3 in. on 1 side or the other..but my k-member has a hole right behind the sloted mount fitting (which according to my manual is in a licolb continental, only)..and they fit there, but ONLY if you swap the driver/passenger side bracket+mount combo... strange, but its in now.