1952-59 Ford Butch's cool stuff

Anyone using their 55/56 engine mounts?

 

The majority of us use the info here when doing a swap in a '54-59 Ford: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/faq-sticky.897329/ The Butch's kit's are OK for 1953 and earlier more info on mounts can be found here: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/media/albums/289-302-351w-swap-mounts.41498/

 

I have read the sticky, just wondered if anyone had used their stuff.

 

I used Butchs motor mounts in my 55 Victoria with a 302 an c-4 good stuff real good fitting brackets and i liked the round rubber mounts they are made very well

 

Thanks Slicks.

 

Slicks,how about posting some pictures? High lighting exhaust to steering box which can be a concern.

 

Jeff, hopefully here are some pictures...

 

I used those mounts when I put a 351 windsor in the 54. The motor was from a 1974 Torino, and I used the Torino exhaust manifolds. They were quite close to the rubber cookies, and the heat collapsed the cookies. That made everything vibrate. I changed the cookies several times for the problem. I finally solved the problem by getting rid of the windsor and putting in a 390.
So beware of having the exhaust too close to those cookie mounts

 

That's what I thought would be a concern too,also since most of those "cookies" are now made from inferior offshore rubber there has been postings about them failing on several sites within or before a year of use,using the late Mustang mounts will keep the heat further away from the mount.If you use the Butch's I would at least swap out the rubber for Energy Suspension replacements made of polyurethane.

 

Good to know. I won't use Butch's for sure.

 

Swapping the rubber for urethane does not work either. The heat bakes the urethane until it is like a solid mount. The only advantage was the motor did not drop down, like when the rubber collapsed