[DeTomaso] Did Ford make a 400 for the Pantera?

STEVEN L HAWKINS shawkins777 at comcast.net
Mon Apr 16 14:48:04 EDT 2018


Yes the angle does match, all I had to do was fabricate some spacers between the block and the Pantera aluminum stand.


Steve

> On April 16, 2018 at 1:31 PM Daniel C Jones wrote:
> 
>         > > Also, in 73 Ford produced a 400 with the small bell and dual motor mounts
> > 
> >     > designed for the Pantera
> 
>     I think he's confused. The 'net lore is there was a fire at one of the
>     Ford transmission plants and the block was redesigned to take a
>     transmission from another plant that used the SBF bellhousing pattern. Not
>     sure if that's true as it doesn't explain the additional vertical bosses
>     for the SBF motor mounts. He may have gotten the idea from one of my old
>     posts that noted that the 45 degree angle of the unique (3 bolt holes in a
>     triangular pattern) 351M/400 motor mount bolt pattern happens to match the
>     angle of the Pantera's cast aluminum engine stands (makes it easy to adapt
>     to a Pantera).
> 
>     Dan Jones > Also, in 73 Ford produced a 400 with the small bell and dual motor
>     mounts designed for the Pantera
>     I think he's confused.A The 'net lore is there was a fire at one of
>     the Ford transmission plants and the block was redesigned to take a
>     transmission from another plant that used the SBF bellhousing
>     pattern.A Not sure if that's true as it doesn't explain the additional
>     vertical bosses for the SBF motor mounts.A He may have gotten the idea
>     from one of my old posts that noted that the 45 degree angle of the
>     unique (3 bolt holes in a triangular pattern) 351M/400 motor mount bolt
>     pattern happens to match the angle of the Pantera's cast aluminum
>     engine stands (makes it easy to adapt to a Pantera).
>     Dan Jones
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   Yes the angle does match, all I had to do was fabricate some spacers
   between the block and the Pantera aluminum stand.

   Steve

     On April 16, 2018 at 1:31 PM Daniel C Jones wrote:

     Also, in 73 Ford produced a 400 with the small bell and dual motor
     mounts

     designed for the Pantera
     I think he's confused. The 'net lore is there was a fire at one of
     the
     Ford transmission plants and the block was redesigned to take a
     transmission from another plant that used the SBF bellhousing
     pattern. Not
     sure if that's true as it doesn't explain the additional vertical
     bosses
     for the SBF motor mounts. He may have gotten the idea from one of my
     old
     posts that noted that the 45 degree angle of the unique (3 bolt
     holes in a
     triangular pattern) 351M/400 motor mount bolt pattern happens to
     match the
     angle of the Pantera's cast aluminum engine stands (makes it easy to
     adapt
     to a Pantera).
     Dan Jones > Also, in 73 Ford produced a 400 with the small bell and
     dual motor
     mounts designed for the Pantera
     I think he's confused.A The 'net lore is there was a fire at one of
     the Ford transmission plants and the block was redesigned to take a
     transmission from another plant that used the SBF bellhousing
     pattern.A Not sure if that's true as it doesn't explain the
     additional
     vertical bosses for the SBF motor mounts.A He may have gotten the
     idea
     from one of my old posts that noted that the 45 degree angle of the
     unique (3 bolt holes in a triangular pattern) 351M/400 motor mount
     bolt
     pattern happens to match the angle of the Pantera's cast aluminum
     engine stands (makes it easy to adapt to a Pantera).
     Dan Jones
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