dne' - a 230 isn't a "NO NO", just not a common swap, and I wasn't 'questioning your credentials' in the least, just pointing out that you're the one standing by the truck, and with the skills you state, the solution should be more evident to you than us .... from the other responses here, I looked again at the first pic and see the bolt bosses on the side for the proper mounts, as Joe and George say, what you'll need is a universal aftermarket cross member to install the proper side mounts .... a trip to the wrecking yard would find some, as I suggested

Bill


Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature we find it attached to the rest of the world" John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics & Rust-a-holics Unanimous parking lot