v8 engine stands

[dkauffman05]

My 68 has a I6 soon to be ls i need some v8 stands ,perches or whatever you call them, where can i find some? i have tried several searches and a lmc mag with no luck.

[Kim57]

Is this what you want?
http://www.brotherstrucks.com/prodin...number=ESM72G3
They also have more to choose from.
http://www.brotherstrucks.com/produc...t_on=&sort_by=
Kim

[dkauffman05]

I saw those,i just want the towers.not a whole kit

[usmcchevy]

Classifieds:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=508624

[paul mora]

If you looking for some stock v8 perches I have a set i will for 20 shipped that hAve been cleaned and painted I have set of mount and adapter plates I need to list in you are interested
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[caja_larga]

I thought that the 6cyl towers worked with the ls swap. They just put the engine back further.
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[crazy longhorn]

Originally Posted by caja_larga

I thought that the 6cyl towers worked with the ls swap. They just put the engine back further.
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That, & you can get different plates(or build your own), to put that motor where you want it I will get into it , when good weather hits...be dropping a 5.3 in my old longhorn(6cyl stands)...crazyL

[dkauffman05]

I want to use v8 stands with 1" set back plates to duplicate a members setup that i know works with the headers i have.

[6.0 1955]

6cyl stands work very well and place the engine back about as far as you can. I used the #2 plates in the adapter plate section here with the 6cyl stands. Headers have plenty of clearance. good luck with the build.

[BR3W CITY]

When I started my swap, I assumed (dumb) that I had v8 stands/perches because my truck had been converted to a 355/auto years before....
Turns out I had the 6cyl perches. On the I6 perches in stock position, with adapter plates, the rear coils hit the firewall. I didn't want to spend $80-150 on something like that...so I just put the i6 perches into the front set of bolt holes and used rosette welds to secure it, then welded a seam around the edge. Ya its permanent, but its not like I'm going to un-swap the truck.

[dkauffman05]

So what is the difference in the 6 cyl and the 8 cylinder stands. I also have my coilpavks on the rear of my heads so i need around 4.75 inches to be not slam up against the firewall.

[dkauffman05]

If i buy some v8 stands from someone how do i know the difference so we don't assume they are just because they came from a truck with a v8 like BR3W CITY said?

[BR3W CITY]

pretty good explanation here

http://www.persh.org/pickup/perches.htm

[dkauffman05]

So from what i can interpret if i have a 250 i am ready to go.

[crazy longhorn]

Originally Posted by dkauffman05

So from what i can interpret if i have a 250 i am ready to go.

If you look at the crossmember, & the top of the frame rails....the I 6-230/250, will mount to the rear holes on the top & the bottom. The sb stands will mount in the foward 2 holes on the top & the foward hole on the bottom. The difference is 3 1/2" in the stands...the sb is foward from the I 6 position. I will be doing the LS swap, when the truck is parted & the weather gets better. I am on I 6 position with the Gen I sb, & plan to set the LS in on the same spot, but I wont know for sure if i need to move it a tick, till she is set in? There are many different brackets you can purchase....or build your own,or redrill the holes on the frame to "fudge" on the stand position. You just need your headers that you plan to run "fit" The swap has been done many different ways....mine will suit me crazyL

[dkauffman05]

What i mean is i can move my 250 stands to the forward holes and mount them and might have to drill just the lower hole in the crossmember.

[BR3W CITY]

You can kinda see what I did in my build on page 2. I pulled them to the forward position and drilled some new holes. Get some nice thick grade 8 hardware (i upsized my bottom bolt and enlarged the lower holes) and some nice beefy washers and nylocks. Its tough, but if you have a friend hold the nylock and washer in place with a wrench from the bottom, you can drop the bolt in from the top and mount it down.
I chose to weld the top of my perches just because I didn't want to deal with drilling more holes etc etc.