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Motor mount question.

What motor mounts work with a 86 thunderbird for a 5.0?:D Thanks to anyone who responds

Motor mount question.

Reply #1 –
they are specific to 86-88 cougars/tbirds.

chuck w makes after market mounts.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

Motor mount question.

Reply #2 –
mustang ones wouldnt work?
 

Motor mount question.

Reply #4 –
Mustang mounts are different...unless you change the K-Member. It would be MUCH easier to swap the mounts. Either the cushions (can be found at Autozone), or buy the ChuckW mounts, call it a day, and never need new ones.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Motor mount question.

Reply #5 –
just get the chuckw ones. I'm about to swap mine again. 3rd time this year, and 4th since I bought the.car last November. I am really sick of swappingbthem, so im gonna try to get some money together this winter and swap the chuck mounts in and hopefully never have anymore problems.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

Motor mount question.

Reply #6 –
I would definately recommend the Chuck mounts.  I had them on my 2.3Turbo,  nice pieces.
Mike

Motor mount question.

Reply #7 –
I have a brand new set of Chucks Mounts that were never used I would be willing to let go for $150 Shipped I also have a set of used stock 5.0 mounts that I would sell for $50
87 TC
HO Swap, T5 Swap, Mach Springs, CHE Upper and Lower control arms, Mach Chin spoiler, soon to be Procharged.

:evilgrin: Nitrous is like a hot chick with an STD you want to hit it but are scared of the consequences. :evilgrin:

Motor mount question.

Reply #8 –
I would agree you need motor mounts lmao

Motor mount question.

Reply #9 –
wanna quickly identify a sefi 5.0 cougar bird at the junkyard? look for a dent in the middle front of the hood. its from the ac bracket hitting the hood when the mounts let go.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

Motor mount question.

Reply #10 –
the only thing i had trouble with is the dead nuts engineering on the mounting.

there is absolutly no wiggle room when you pass the bolt through the mount and line up to the motor.

we had to set the mounts in the bay and then drop the motor down on top of chucks mounts,, it was nothing short of a mother f'er to get the second bolt in on each one.

I also wish the bolt heads had a wide shoulder like head bolts,, too much hardware to track, a simple bolt with shoulder and lock washer would be fine.

great mounts, great design, great money spent,, i would do it again 10 more times if i had the demand.

so yes,, go to chuck mounts,, or .... i may have a set coming up for sale that came off my son's bird.

we will resto my white coug for my younger son Chance and he might as well have chuck mounts to.

Motor mount question.

Reply #11 –
I've been talked into it. I crawled under the tbird today and checked the motor mounts. I again broke 2 bolts off inside of the block. guess the stock setup really can't handle the torque multiplication of the t-5 and aggressive driving. my aod rubber mount is also shot. if I take off normally, the shifter moves 2" and if I nail it from a stop slipping the clutch to keep from tire spin, it actually touches the shifter to the otherside of the shifter trim.

I'm really tempted to go with a stang k member and solid mounts, or even better, a motor plate.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

Motor mount question.

Reply #12 –
If those chuck mounts are still available please PM me mine just broke and I don't want to go through this again

Motor mount question.

Reply #13 –
just pm Chuckw here

Motor mount question.

Reply #14 –
Quote from: Haystack;423848
I've been talked into it. I crawled under the tbird today and checked the motor mounts. I again broke 2 bolts off inside of the block. guess the stock setup really can't handle the torque multiplication of the t-5 and aggressive driving. my aod rubber mount is also shot. if I take off normally, the shifter moves 2" and if I nail it from a stop slipping the clutch to keep from tire spin, it actually touches the shifter to the otherside of the shifter trim.

I'm really tempted to go with a stang k member and solid mounts, or even better, a motor plate.


How do you keep breaking the stock mounts? I've got the stock brackets with the rubber isolator from O'Rielly Auto Parts and I've yet to break one. My cars got a 2800 stall converter, 3.73 gears, 180-200 more HP than you car and I launch it at the track. You must really be beating the hell out of your car :burnout:.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.