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88 tc

HI I'm trying to swap a 351W in a 88 turbo coupe the thing worrying me is the cradle and motor mounts:confused:. Do i need to swap cradles to the v8-v6 I have one from a 88 cougar.Can I use a different  cradle from a mustang and use mustang motor mounts?  Do they make drop mounts for thunderbird or cougars I'm trying to keep the stock hood?

Thanks westie
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]:ford:87 Turbo Coupe through the floor sub frame connectors, 5.8 swap Ford racing heads Harland sharp 1.6 rockers BBK shorty swap headers 2 1/2 BBk X pipe magnaflow ler's. Megasquirt 2 with 36lbs injectors on hurricane intake with 4150 throttle body.Tremec TKO 600 Quicktime blowsheild spec stage 3 clutch. 3.73 gears and still not done

88 tc

Reply #1 –
The K members are the same for all '86 through '88 Tbird/Cougars.

Just the engine mounts changed to accommodate the different engines.

Mustang k members will fit, with a bit of fine tuning...but, ChuckW makes custom mounts, there's no point in swapping a k member...look in the vendor section for his post if you're interested.

I have a set, they ARE the cat's ass. :D
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

88 tc

Reply #2 –
also you could shim the k member to give you more hood clearance. Some of the guys here who did the swap did this. Do a search on 351w swap and you should come up with alot of usable info.
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Reply #3 –
can I use the four cylnder kmember?
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]:ford:87 Turbo Coupe through the floor sub frame connectors, 5.8 swap Ford racing heads Harland sharp 1.6 rockers BBK shorty swap headers 2 1/2 BBk X pipe magnaflow ler's. Megasquirt 2 with 36lbs injectors on hurricane intake with 4150 throttle body.Tremec TKO 600 Quicktime blowsheild spec stage 3 clutch. 3.73 gears and still not done

88 tc

Reply #4 –
Quote from: thewestie;322874
can I use the four cylnder kmember?

Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;322718
The K members are the same for all '86  through '88 Tbird/Cougars.

Just the engine mounts changed to accommodate the different engines.



Ummm.... :punchballs:

Option 1: find a set of (rare) '86-'88 Tbird/Cougar V8 engine mount brackets, and keep your k member
(good)

Option 2: email chuckw and order a set of his type 6 mounts, and bypass the rare brackets altogether, and keep your k member (best)
Chuck's mounts. here, I made it easy for ya ;)

Option 3: swap in a stang k, and still have shiznitty choices for mounts, unless you want to pay big bucks (more than Chuck's, I'd bet) and go through a lot of work, realignment, etc...
(shiznitty, last resort as an option, IMO)
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

88 tc

Reply #5 –
Thanks motors out and on the ground hope to get a set of chucks mounts or its plates and a mig God Bless electric liquid metal glue
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]:ford:87 Turbo Coupe through the floor sub frame connectors, 5.8 swap Ford racing heads Harland sharp 1.6 rockers BBK shorty swap headers 2 1/2 BBk X pipe magnaflow ler's. Megasquirt 2 with 36lbs injectors on hurricane intake with 4150 throttle body.Tremec TKO 600 Quicktime blowsheild spec stage 3 clutch. 3.73 gears and still not done