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John Mummert
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Regarding Ford factory bolts, many were unmarked, regardless of strength. I'm guessing they bought bolt for specific applications, specified the grade and stored them for a particular use. Bellhousing to block, intake manifold, exhaust manifold, motor mount, timing cover, some rocker arm bolts, fan to water pump were unmarked. I doubt they were all grade 2.
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pegleg
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Happened to me too. Luckily the RH mount held. tore the left in half!
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pegleg (4/7/2015)
That will work Rob, just limit the travel to something like a 1/4 inch or so. Will do Frank. I have installed grade 8 bolts into the block and think I will fab up this strap method. Just some cheap insurance to prevent what happened to Bob Martin when he first raced his motor!
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MoonShadow
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Frank, Was your method to drill through the rubber and insert a loose bolt as a add on safety for the mount? Chuck
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this post is a touch silley,first a grade 8 bolt is far more elastic than grade 5, agrade10 is more britel than a 8 but stronger,it wont handel flexing situation.regarding the moter mounts ford used the same style of mount rigt up to 406 /427,just 1more bolt on the blockso i think we ar into over kill,new grad 5 will work fine ,grade 8 if they ar same price will never brake.
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pegleg
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That will work Rob, just limit the travel to something like a 1/4 inch or so.
Frank/RebopBristol, In ( by Elkhart)
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Rob, sometimes a harder bolt is not the solution, a grade 2 will stretch and be forgiving, a harder bolt will pop the head off with any abnornal stress.
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parklane (4/6/2015)
Canadian Hot Rodder (3/30/2015)
LOL you may be right Brodie, but was just wondering about the extra torque my new motor puts out, whether it is possible to snap a bolt head off? Hey, you forget, you're talking Ford here, not Dodge. LOL ;-) Yeh I know I'm taking Ford, a Doge wouldn't have the power to break a motor mount! LOL And I wait and see what you mean Frank, but what did you think of my idea?
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pegleg
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Rob, Your mounts are different from the 57. I'll use my daughter's phone to get a shot. My El Cheapo won't cut it.
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Canadian Hot Rodder (3/30/2015)
LOL you may be right Brodie, but was just wondering about the extra torque my new motor puts out, whether it is possible to snap a bolt head off? Hey, you forget, you're talking Ford here, not Dodge. LOL ;-)
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