Scott,
I don't entirely agree with you. The mounts on my 88 V6 4x4 are in the
middle, not on the front. The engine mounts on a Dakota consist of four
parts. A left and right bracket and a left and right insulator The
insulators are attached to the frame and also hold the front axle housing in
place. The brackets are bolted directly to the block and thru the rubber
bushings in the insulators. The right bracket also bolts to the front of
the transmission housing. Looking at the part numbers in a copy of "Motor
Crash Estimating Guide" that I have (a book that most body shops use to
estimate jobs)
Engine 6 Cylinder 4WD
Right Bracket 87-96 Part #4412102
Left Bracket 87-96 Part #4348555
Right Insulator 87-90 Part #4412104
91-96 Part #52017548
Left Insulator 87-90 Part #4348557
91-96 Part #52017549
Engine 8 Cylinder 4WD
Right Bracket 87-96 Part #4412102
Left Bracket 87-96 Part #4348555
Right Insulator 91-96 Part #52004286
Left Insulator 91-96 Part #52004287
The brackets which are bolted to the block fit both the V6 and V8, and are
used 87-96. The magnums came out in 92 and since the right bracket also
bolts to the tranny, it looks like it bolts to the same location on the
block. Now this is comparing V6 and V8 mounts on 87-96 4x4 applications.
Two wheel drives do use different mounts but the block configuration would
be the same. I'll have to do a little more digging and post the part
numbers for the 2WD mounts.
Walt Felix
88½ Dakota Sport 4x4 and 2000 Ram 1500 QuadCab Sport 4x4
Walt@Walt-n-Ingrid.COM
http://WWW.Walt-n-Ingrid.COM
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 16:50:16 -0500
>From: "Scott Miller" <kmiller@cvn.net>
>Subject: RE: DML: 318 in '87?
>
>I see some wrong information in this post, just wanna get some things
>strait
>here.
>
>whats the difference between the mounts on a mag from a pre-mag, will
> >
> > > a mag v6 swap into a pre-mag without diffirent mounts?<<
> >
> > a magnum 6er should bolt right into a premag.
>
>WRONG - the magnum blocks have their mounts in the middle of the block
>whereas the pre-mag mount up front.
> >
> > >>what did shelby use to mount the 318, thier own mounts or did they
> > modify V6 mounts or use ones
> > provided by mopar? <<
> >
> > Shelby fabbed up their own motor mounts from what I understand. It's
>easy
> > to do!
> > ----should be, but I've never done it, I lucked out I got a Shelby.
>
>
> > >Can you modify v6 mounts in any way to fit the 318?<
> >
> > nope.. unfortunately
> >
> > >>Will a mag 318 bolt into a pre-mag shelby 318?<<
> >
> > yup! Should bolt right in!
>
>- ---WRONG, you're forgetting the mounting location on the blocks are
>different
> >
> > now, the one thing you should think about... if you decide to drop a
> > magnum into a premag truck. All the trouble you'll go through to rewire
> > and get the truck all ready for the magnum will take a long time and be
> > expensive.
> > e-mail me off the list about it. I'm puttin' a magnum engine in my 88
>
>- ----I agree, I'm putting pre-mag 360 in my Shelby, and it's still a lot
>to
>figure out, cause your computer controls the ignition still. I guess it
>wouldn't be bad if you were keeping the stock fuel injection, but I've got
>a
>Holley 750 to sit on mine.
>
>Hope this helps
>
>Scott Miller
>Shelby Dakota #322 (14.89 @ 89mph) - 360 being built
>94 V-6 Dakota Sport (16.01 @ 85mph)
>http://racetruck.tripod.com
>http://racetruck.tripod.com/new/94dak.html
>
>
> >
> > -mike d.
> >
> > ---> Yorktown, Va.
> > "PROJECT 13's" ... slammed 88 Dakota gettin' a Magnum 360!
> >
> > miggitymike@juno.com
> > http://members.xoom.com/dakotaperf/index.html
> >
> >
> >
> >
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