Need some flathead '53 f100 help... So I bolted on a C4 to my flathead v8 using speedway motor's adapter kit and know i'm wondering how to transfer engine torque. You see, the engine has a single mount in the front center, and the trans has a single mount in the rear center, but there is nothing to prevent the torque of the v8 from tearing everything up. I can easily move engine/trans back and forth manually, so I need some other mount to keep everything inline. My water pumps have tabs for mounts: do I fabricate mounts to attach here? Is there something available aftermarket? Hoping someone has gone down this path and can give me advise...
are the original motor mount rails not still on the truck..the ones where the water pump mounts like the flatheads did original, if not fabricate some and use the stock motor mount pads
Yeah run some biscuit style flathead mounts on thw water pumps and make a bracket to each pump . Similar to 52 and earlier pickups and pre 49 cars.
'53 trucks were unique: They were the only application where the Flathead V-8 did NOT mount on the water pumps. They had a single "U" shaped mount on the front of the engine (similar to a "Y" block) and two side mounts on the (unique to '53 truck) bell housing. The bell housing is now gone to allow installation of the C-4. He needs to fab something to the frame and use water pump mounts.
Or fab some 'wings' that bolt to the sides of the bell-housing and attach to the frame as per the factory set-up.
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