350 motor mounts

[lubbes07]

wat will i have to do to put a 350 in a toyota four runner, 85. I am not lookin forward to buying the conversion kit. so wat can i do in exchange?:Help:

[Spider]

First off, I don't have it installed yet because I'm still putting the motor together. But here is what I got.

350 (bored 30 over, completely rebuilt),
TH350 (completely rebuilt, + new torque convertor), short water pump, short water pump pulleys, B&M star shifter, B&M TH350 shifter lever kit, TH350 to toy transfer case adapters, shorten rear driveline, lengthen front driveline, tranny cooler, A modified radiator or remove your core support or mount your radiator somewhere else, bucket seats, motor mounts,.... and a pair of rock sliders...

I already have the motor mounts! so if you want I can maybe have one of the Millwrights at work make you a copy of mine! say for $65 plus shipping. and the sliders. there optional....I made those for mine while I was waiting for parts to show up. I almost have my rear bumper done also.

I installed bucket seats so I could put the B&M star shifter between the seats. There just doesnt seem to be enough room where the stock shifter was. I'll Just fill the hole up with a piece of sheet metal, or maybe Ill fabricate a cup holder out of it!

Good luck!

Ed

[lubbes07]

im gonna put a amc 360 in it actually, are the motor mounts the same? i need to pick up the motor then ill give u an email bout the mounts. thanks

[Spider]

Originally posted by lubbes07
im gonna put a amc 360 in it actually, are the motor mounts the same? i need to pick up the motor then ill give u an email bout the mounts. thanks

A 360? Why don't you just stick with a 350? Parts are probably cheaper for the 350 anyways!

I have no Idea whether the motor mounts are the same or not! To think of it, I dont remember ever seeing motor mounts for that conversion. That would strictly be a "Fly by the seat of your pants" thing. But not yet impossible!

I could be wrong though! Happens once in a while :) Maybe someone else will chime in here!

Ed

[lubbes07]

Ya i would like to go 350, but my uncle just gave that and the tranny, and tcase to me, its out of a 78 Jeep wagonneer, and ive been wanting to build up a nice wheelin toy, and its about time i do it so this is the cheaper way i think

[Spider]

Originally posted by lubbes07
Ya i would like to go 350, but my uncle just gave that and the tranny, and tcase to me, its out of a 78 Jeep wagonneer, and ive been wanting to build up a nice wheelin toy, and its about time i do it so this is the cheaper way i think

Well! That definently is the cheap way! You have a great start there! Now all you need is a radiator and a cooler for your tranny. Probably gonna need to custom drill some holes to mount your drivelines on the trasnfer case. I dont know anything about the Wagoneers. is the front drive shaft output on the correct side of the transfer case?

At least your off to a good start with your parts inventory. You wont even need any tranny adaptors.

Ed

[lubbes07]

ya im thinking im off to the correct start, i could probably get the whole rig if i pushed hard, but im just gratefull for wat i am getting. id really like to keep toyota running gear, well atleast frame, and cab. Im thinkin bout puttin dana 44's. but im not sure im just kind of seeing wat i should do, should i keep it on the jeep frame(even though i hate jeeps) or try and put it on the toyota frame?

[dawn patrol]

I already have the motor mounts! so if you want I can maybe have one of the Millwrights at work make you a copy of mine! say for $65 plus shipping. and the sliders. there optional....I made those for mine while I was waiting for parts to show up. I almost have my rear bumper done also.[/B]

Ed, Where did you get the motor mounts from? I have a 88 v6 4runner that I'm planning on putting a 350 in. I've seen the Downey ones since I'm helping my buddy put a 350 in his 88 v6 4runner too. I might be interested in a set.

Also, what headers do you plan on running?

[Spider]

Originally posted by dawn patrol
Ed, Where did you get the motor mounts from? I have a 88 v6 4runner that I'm planning on putting a 350 in. I've seen the Downey ones since I'm helping my buddy put a 350 in his 88 v6 4runner too. I might be interested in a set.

Also, what headers do you plan on running?

I bought my motor mounts used off ebay. They look similar to the one Downey Sells.

I am not quite sure what headers I am going to use. I am going to set the motor in the truck and then check for clearance and weigh my options. If I cant use a set of block huggers i am going to get a set of those slick fits downey sells.

[Cody]

http://pics.montypics.com/LT_s_Toy/2003-10-26/1067183162_FWD_Mounts.jpg

[Spider]

Now those look way different than mine!

[pfreer]

Downy short headers are only good if you set the exhaust up right. When I had IFS I was running those, as well as the downy conversion motor mounts. I went through two sets of the headers, both cracked because I didn't HANG the exhaust so there wasn't a stress load on the header. Both sets cracked where the rear exhaust port meets the collector. 2years ago I got rid of the IFS, and went to Corvette ramhorns.

When I went to Corvette ramhorn manifolds, they dumped right into my Downy conversion mounts, so I decided to change them. Good thing I did, because there were hairline cracks around the welds at the frame. I wouldn't recommend them after seeing that. I ended up buying NOVAK conversion weld on mounts, and re-doing my mounts as well. www.novak-adapt.com
They sell Jeep conversion mounts mainly, but they were cheaper than anybody else, and I just changed the mounts a little to make them work. For sure they would have some that mount up to your AMC 360. The ones I bought pretty much look like those in the above picture.

I have the Downy conversion headers if anybody's interested, I would even weld up the few cracks before selling them? Make me an offer???

I also have pictures of my mounts / exhaust, if anyones interested, I just cant post pics.

[bigrubbers4x4]

those motor mounts look the exact same as my ones from advance adapters.

[Cody]

yup, that's where I got 'em. Best design ever.

[Spider]

Originally posted by Cody
yup, that's where I got 'em. Best design ever.

Do you have any pics of your mounts welded in? Also pics of your distributor to firewall clearance? I got my 350 bolted in yesterday but it seems like its sitting to high, Air cleaner hitting the hood and what not. I leveled the transmission and trasnfer case out, and Its sitting about 1.5" higher than the factory trasnfer cas mount and 2" back.

I seriously thinking of abandoning the custom radiator and just mounting the radiator in the rear. so I can continue to use the factory trasnfer case mount and not have to lengthen the shafts.

[camokid]

spider one of my friends did a 350 swap and it looked excelent....He still ran a factory crossmember, all be it iwas flipped around and had to holes drilled into the frame... but it used two factory holes. It used a hei distribitor and a alluminum becool radiator with aluminum anglewelded to the sides of it and spacers to bolt it to the core support just right. He ran a short pump and a electric fan, never had cooling problems and fit very well. His motor mounts were like the advanced ones, but he just drilled a hole in the frame and used shock type bushings. It was the niceste swap i have seen done, and it even used factory hood latch.

hope this helps
Jeff