2.3 engine mounts - anyone (mainly our Brazilian friends) have a pair?

True...however, there are several versions of those mounts


I'm thinking the 92/93 clamshell design might be about perfect to fit the V8 pad that attaches to the shock tower...I need to get back over to my shop when I get some spare time and do a test fit dry run (I have a couple of 2.3T's sitting at the shop next to my engineless Comet)

 

I forgot our family decoration/reunion was last weekend. So I spent most of the weekend in Copper Hill, TN tied up with that instead. Sunday afternoon, I got as far as dragging the '69.5 out and getting the 2.3 ready to pull back out. I have a three day weekend coming up at the end of this week, and plan to spend the whole weekend working on this.

 

I decided to pull the engine out of my '80 Mercury Capri, which has all the emissions, A/C compressor and P/S pump still on it. Well, don't plan on having A/C, power steering or an EGR valve if you want to put a 2.3 in a Maverick.

The pictures below are of the 2.3 sitting in there on the 6 cylinder Maverick mounts. The mounts do not work. Notice the enngine is sitting way to far forward, and too high. The Maverick I6 frame mounts are also not wide enough. The studs of the Capri's rubber mounts are sitting on top of the Mavericks frame mounts. To me it looks like I could take the I6 frame mounts, mount them backwords on the back side of the shock towers instead, and then take a couple of pieces of 3/8 steel plate with holes drilled in the correct places to bolt the engine to the Maverick's 6 cylinder frame mounts using the Capri rubber mounnts, if that makes sense.

That is the SROD 4 speed behind the engine in the pics. the tailshaft is just resting on the Maverick's transmission crossmember. Next weekend I am going to move the engine back so that the SROD's rubber mount drops into the Maverick's crossmember. I think then that the engine will be sitting in basically the correct place. I can say for a fact that the Maverick's stock driveshaft will not work with the SROD 4 speed. It will need to be shortned several inches.

The engine will fit, though. But it will get real cramped real quick with a Turbo in there, too. I would say notching the shock towers would be a MUST with a Turbo motor.

As far as radiator hoses go, it looks like you could shorten the Fox Body raditor hoses and they will work with the Maverick radiator. The upper hose might work perfect without any modification. I will see for sure next weekend.

 

Cool...keep us posted

 

Send me a PM... maybe we can discuss some of those capri parts?

 

I have no plans to sell anything off that car. Picked the car up for $150. 100% rust free, body is straight as an arrow. Car is red with a blue stripe and red interior. Has the rear window louvers. It was a two owner car, still has the owners manual in the glove box and bias ply spare tire in the back. Everything the interior needs to be perfect again is reproduced. It is next in line after the Maverick.

 

I didnt mean body parts, but if your gonna restore it you'll prob need the A/C brackets and stuff huh?

 

Thanks for the pics! Now you know why I'm trying to find out part numbers specific to 2.3 in a Maverick/Comet (since they built them on the assembly line)...

Regarding the turbo, it is usually mounted aft on the SVO/Turbocoupe/Merkur exhaust manifold...if that doesn't fit/work, I'll probably purchase one of www.40bob.com headers (he sells intake and exhaust specific to 2.3T engines for various applications)...the front mount header he makes may be the way to go if clearance becomes an issue...altho it may sacrifice the 92/93 Mustang A/C compressor location...race cars need air conditioning, right?

 

hey guys! I found an argentinian parts catalog in the net. I looked for 2.3 mounts and found these babies:
http://mmb.maverick.to/gallery/showimage.php?i=4497&c=8&userid=4683
http://mmb.maverick.to/gallery/showimage.php?i=4498&c=8&userid=4683

I don't know if those are all the parts needed for the conversion. I already asked at the argie falcon forum, but nobody has responded yet.

As soon as they reply to me I'll bring the info!

 

A 4 cylinder Maverick?

Glad they never did that to the glorious Comet.

 

Hey guys those are the parts needed for the 2.3 . Do I upload the parts catalog?

 

What is wrong with the 4 cylinder? There are fox body Mustangs out there turning very respectable times with the 4 bangers.

 

Yeah but a fox body mustang may run good times, so do ricers, problem is it's ususally a bunch of kids with 90% plastic cars and think bottle feeding solves the gas problem... heh

 

I usually don't take up for 4 cylinder racers, but I will on this occasion.

90% of the fox body guys that run 2.3s that dragrace them run turbocharged motors, and not nitrous.

I'd quarantee a 2.3T will smoke a 6 cylinder maverick, or a v8 maverick for that matter.... stock for stock. So something has to be right w/ the 2.3T motors.

Don't compare ricers to fox body mustang guys, as they aren't the same breed