the truck that i am building is a bit of a Frankenstein build... it started its life as a 96 splash, i bought it when i was a Sr. in high school and started building it as a lowrider. I did an 03 ranger front end swap (Hood, fenders, grill, rad support, headder panel, bumper, ext...) shaved the entire truck from grill to tailgate, then started the suspension... the problem was that at the time i had never built a lowrider so this was a learning experience to say the least...
during the suspension build i blew the transmission out, and somehow managed to destroy the 4banger at the same time... SO i decided to put a 5.0 in it... the motor is an 88 5.0 (I think) out of a mustang... it is decently built it is using the ECU from a late 80 4X4 ford truck (5.0 also) so it is a very simple setup to make the truck run. The entire truck was assembled and driving a few weeks ago, but i had purchased an complete 05 frame, steering, suspension, rearend, fuel system, brakes EVERYTHING but the motor, tranny, and body. so i bought it to elliminate the I beam suspension, and to give me a fresh start on the suspension. the original setup worked but was very messy, i have since grown up a bit and am going to elliminate the air ride suspension totally... it will be more of a street truck that should be fun to drive. Now that that is out of the way, i did look at the explorer 5.0 motor mounts, and they look like they will mount to my frame, but not to my motor... currently i have the early 90s F100 mounts (302) which allow the motor to sit very low in the frame on the 96, but will not fit on the 05. The 96 uses a simple 1/4" thick plate that is slotted to allow the mount to sit in, so it is looking like i will be building a similar setup for the 05.
if anyone has a better solution, i am all ears...
