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flat head guy · 09-15-2023, 01:52 PM

I need help. I want to put a 53 mercury motor into a 48 ford. I have the bellhousing adapter to mate motor with the stock transmission. what I don't know is what flywheel and pilot bearing to try and get, in order to match with the stock disc, and presser plate. I want to replace those with new also. to clarify why I'm remaining with stock running gear, the cost of machine work on building this Beauty is why. I will appreciate any and all suggestions.
Thanks.

19Fordy · 09-15-2023, 03:04 PM

Be sure and read every word and link here:
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...3+merc+36+ford
and her
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...+merc+36+forde

38 coupe · 09-15-2023, 08:25 PM

I was about to ask if your 48 Ford was a car or a truck, then realized it didn't make any difference for the question you asked (the only year that can be said).
The easiest is typically to "dress" the motor with 48-52 Ford truck parts: oil pan, crank pulley, water pumps (new reproduction with sealed bearings and ceramic seals is best), generator with wide belt, 4 blade fan with wide belt (same 42-48 car and 42-52 pickup), bell housing, flywheel, pressure plate, clutch disk, and exhaust manifolds (same 42-48 car and 48-52 truck).
I used a reproduction truck upper hose metal pipe cut in half and modern silicone hose for the upper radiator hoses. The import tuner crowd loves silicone hoses and you can get them in a variety of shapes and sizes. Straight silicone hose make installing the lower radiator hoses much easier too.

Some 49-50 Mercury parts also can be used (oil pan and bell housing), but they are less common and typically more expensive. In particular the Mercury oil pan specific oil pickup tube is usually annoying to find.

I put a 51 car engine in a 46 sedan a couple years ago for my father. I used the list of truck parts above and it went together. The specific order of installation got annoying and tight, but it did all just bolt in.

flat head guy · 09-15-2023, 08:32 PM

thanks for that info, I appreciate every bit that I can get

38 coupe · 09-15-2023, 08:36 PM

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09-15-2023, 01:52 PM	#1
flat head guy Junior Member Join Date: May 2023 Posts: 4	engine swap 53 mercury- 48 ford car I need help. I want to put a 53 mercury motor into a 48 ford. I have the bellhousing adapter to mate motor with the stock transmission. what I don't know is what flywheel and pilot bearing to try and get, in order to match with the stock disc, and presser plate. I want to replace those with new also. to clarify why I'm remaining with stock running gear, the cost of machine work on building this Beauty is why. I will appreciate any and all suggestions. Thanks.

09-15-2023, 03:04 PM	#2
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 10,950	Re: engine swap 53 mercury- 48 ford car Be sure and read every word and link here: https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...3+merc+36+ford and her https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...+merc+36+forde Last edited by 19Fordy; 09-17-2023 at 05:06 PM.

09-15-2023, 08:25 PM	#3
38 coupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Texas Posts: 1,631	Re: engine swap 53 mercury- 48 ford car I was about to ask if your 48 Ford was a car or a truck, then realized it didn't make any difference for the question you asked (the only year that can be said). The easiest is typically to "dress" the motor with 48-52 Ford truck parts: oil pan, crank pulley, water pumps (new reproduction with sealed bearings and ceramic seals is best), generator with wide belt, 4 blade fan with wide belt (same 42-48 car and 42-52 pickup), bell housing, flywheel, pressure plate, clutch disk, and exhaust manifolds (same 42-48 car and 48-52 truck). I used a reproduction truck upper hose metal pipe cut in half and modern silicone hose for the upper radiator hoses. The import tuner crowd loves silicone hoses and you can get them in a variety of shapes and sizes. Straight silicone hose make installing the lower radiator hoses much easier too. Some 49-50 Mercury parts also can be used (oil pan and bell housing), but they are less common and typically more expensive. In particular the Mercury oil pan specific oil pickup tube is usually annoying to find. I put a 51 car engine in a 46 sedan a couple years ago for my father. I used the list of truck parts above and it went together. The specific order of installation got annoying and tight, but it did all just bolt in.

09-15-2023, 08:32 PM	#4
flat head guy Junior Member Join Date: May 2023 Posts: 4	Re: engine swap 53 mercury- 48 ford car thanks for that info, I appreciate every bit that I can get