Shmukster needs help

[shmukster]

I figure that title might get some attention.............. anyway, I’m working on a project 40 , a 77, that I brought home last week, actually it came with Virginia plates from Purcellville! The previous owner planned to run a V8 and auto trans and removed the engine mounts from the frame. I need all four mounts, these are the ones that are riveted to the frame and support the front engine mounts and bellhousing side mounts. Does anyone have a frame or know anyone who has a frame from which they could remove these mounts for me? Not sure if mounts for an earlier F-equipped truck would be the same for the 2F I’ll be using. Let me know if you can help. Thanks, Gary

 

[Stumpalama]

There is some interesting Fab work on there, especially the bumper/skid plate. Looks like a new Sag steering set up as well. I'm not positive, but we may have some rear (i believe) motor mounts in a box of raffle truck parts. I'll have a look next time I'm at the truck.

 

[shmukster]

Yeah the workmanship on the truck is excellent. A lot of the mechanical parts were bought awhile back from land cruiser Connection, like the lift springs, ARB lockers and new gearsets. and the truck itself was at a shop in Maryland. The owner from VA ran out of money and had thre MD shop sell the truck to pay his bill there. The guy I bought it from had it two and a half years and did nothing with it. The truck occupied one half of his two bay garage and he rented a storage stall for the parts, paid rent for that time for storing the parts! He was as glad to get out of it as I was to take over the project. I'm making new front and rear bumpers for it out of mechanical tubing.

Let me be clear that the engine mounts I need are not the pieces that bolt to the engine or the side of the bellhousing- I need the pieces that get riveted to the inside of the frame rails. I may have found a set here in PA but don't have verification of that yet. If you have anything let me know. Thanks, Gary

 

[jcj_78FJ40]

Gary,
I have a 78 frame you need them. I haven't laid eyes on it for some time but the front half of the frame was in very good condition.