motor/trans swap

i have a 65 Mercury truck i am slowly working on.. i am going from a 300 - 6 cyl/4 speed to a 390/c6 auto...i have already been tld i can use the 6 cylinder mounts for the motor but what i was wondering is.....could i pick up a set of mounts/crosmembers for a 352/auto combo and use those?? btw....year of the motor/tranny is 1967...thanks ahead of time for all advice

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Jay Anderson
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JayI have no idea about your switch,but could you tell me what model"Mercury truck"you have?

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Brian Orion

just the standard 65 Mercury half ton..wish it was a shortbox stepside but its a longbox

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Jay Anderson

AFAIK the transmission crossmember is the same for 6-cyl and V8 trucks. You'd have to slide it back a bit, but the holes should already be drilled in the frame for the crossmember.

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Keith

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Jay Anderson

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