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Re: Speedway Motors -Ford FE Series Big Block V8 Rubber Motor Mounts
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2020, 10:02:24 PM »
Those look like the stock motor mounts for my 59 Ford car.
1978 Fairmont,FE 427 with 428 crank, 4 speed Jerico best of 9.972@132.54MPH 1.29 60 foot
1985 Mustang HB 331 SB Ford, 4 speed Jerico, best of 10.29@128 MPH 1.40 60 foot.
1974 F350 race car hauler 390 NP435 4 speed
1959 Ford Meteor 2 dr sedan. 428 Cobra Jet, 4 speed Toploader. 12.54@ 108 MPH

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Re: Speedway Motors -Ford FE Series Big Block V8 Rubber Motor Mounts
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2020, 12:44:17 AM »
I bought those mounts from Speedway to put an FE into my '65 Cyclone. I haven't run the car yet, but a filled fe block and cast iron heads have been sitting on them for a while.

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Re: Speedway Motors -Ford FE Series Big Block V8 Rubber Motor Mounts
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2020, 01:41:08 PM »
Unfortunately, at this time anyway, I don't think a "good" set of motor mounts exists in stock form. NOBODY is investing any money, tech, or anything in this old style, rarely used mount.
This means, to me anyway, regardless of the name on the box they are all made as cheaply as possible...and probably by CH-iNA incorporated.

Hopefully they at least fit right out of the box...so many aftermarket parts don't even do that these days.

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Re: Speedway Motors -Ford FE Series Big Block V8 Rubber Motor Mounts
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2020, 01:24:33 AM »
Unfortunately, at this time anyway, I don't think a "good" set of motor mounts exists in stock form. NOBODY is investing any money, tech, or anything in this old style, rarely used mount.
This means, to me anyway, regardless of the name on the box they are all made as cheaply as possible...and probably by CH-iNA incorporated.

Hopefully they at least fit right out of the box...so many aftermarket parts don't even do that these days.
Actually, my new motor mounts in my 59 are "Anchor" brand,and say made in India. They seem to be either a bit shorter, or the stud or mounting holes are out of spec, as the stud bottomed out in the crossmember slot before the actual mount body contacted the frame pad. I could have cut the slot about 1/2" longer, but instead elected to put a couple of large flat washers between the crossmember surface and the mount itself, as having the engine sit lower would have made the FPA headers fit closer to the upper control arm mounting flange than I would like. By the way TommyT, the way you have your mounts is backwards from stock, on my 59, the open section of the "C" faces the firewall, yours are opposite , although since your mount brackets are custom made, likely not an issue.
1978 Fairmont,FE 427 with 428 crank, 4 speed Jerico best of 9.972@132.54MPH 1.29 60 foot
1985 Mustang HB 331 SB Ford, 4 speed Jerico, best of 10.29@128 MPH 1.40 60 foot.
1974 F350 race car hauler 390 NP435 4 speed
1959 Ford Meteor 2 dr sedan. 428 Cobra Jet, 4 speed Toploader. 12.54@ 108 MPH