thinking of putting a 12v into my 99 ford and was just looking to see if anyone has built their own motor mounts for this? if you have would ya care to give some details and pictures of how you went about doing it? been looking around on a few other forums for the answers/pictures and figured ide give you guys a try, thanks!

 

I know this isnt what you asked for but DESTROKED: Cummins Conversions or fordcummins.com - Increase Horsepower with Ford Cummins Diesel conversion kits is your best best.

Engine mounts are a pretty critical piece of equipment when its holding up a 1200 pound engine.

 

yeah ive looked into them, to be honest i would rather build the mounts myself to save some coin. i know they are the most important part of the swap also. i have the skills to build the mount the correct&safe way. i have a pretty good idea in my head of how i want to do it, just dont have the motor to look at yet and just want to get a visual idea on how well it will work as well as see what others have done. but i couldnt agree with you more.

 

ok, just throwing it out there in case you hadnt seen them

also, fordcummins.com sells a great step by step book that shows every part of the conversion. Might be useful to you.

Oh and Welcome

 

yeah i plan on ordering a "kit" through fordcummins.com minus the motor mounts. that way i got most of the stuff i need all taken care of. i just like to design & build as many of the parts that i can if it will save some coin

and thank you for the welcome!

 

Hey Mr.Trubbs, if you haven't heard of Autoworld in Montana, here's their site Auto World. They are dealers of Destroked's adapters and have their own parts. They also make mounts. Check 'em out.

 

come on guys someone else has had to of built their own mounts before?

 

Sorry.... I know it doesnt help you but I couldnt resist.....

My 6BT 12V w/ a eaton fuller 10 speed roadranger .....





Or theres these i made for my 4BT 8V Cummins.....

 

just Google, "Marine Engine Mounts" you will find a heard of high tech vibration free mounts of just about any strength you can imagine. And then you will just have to fabricate brackets to mount to your chassis.

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here is a reference chart from Bushingsinc.com

Cummins Diesel Engines Weight lbs Hp Range Suggested Mount * Hole Centers Stud Size

4BT/6BT 900-1600 80-370 DF-477-M3 5.0" 3/4" - 16

6C/420 Diamond 1800-2300 150-450 DF-9106 5.0" 1" - 14

V-504/555-M 1800-2200 200-250 DF-238-M1 5.0" 3/4" - 16

VT-555-M 2200-2500 270 DF-4407-4 5.0" 1" - 14

V-903-M 2800 305-360 DF-4408-4 5.0" 1" - 14

NTA855, QSM 11 Engines 2800-4200 215-635 DF-4408-4 Light end 5.0" 1" - 14
DF-4428-4 Heavy end 9.0" 1" - 14 @ 2

if you go to there site you can see each mount maybe even put one of the mounts from a heavier Cummins for added strength.

 

Welcome trubbs. I put a 93 12v in my 99 s/d. I used the stock cummins mounts, but had to modify the angle on the drivers side to match the angle of the ford crossmember. Then I drilled a new slotted vertical hole for the mount stud. I had to mock the engine in to get the right angle of the mount and mark the crossmember for drilling. I couldn't use conversion mounts since I used the getrag. I don't know if I would recommend the stock 89-93 mounts as they transmitt a fair amount of vibes. Good luck, keep us posted