Trans Crossmembers: Old question, new twist, I think

[flipper58]

Originally Posted by 68c10airstream

I like to fabricate and when i installed my 5.3 4l65e in my 68 c10 i wanted the exhaust to be tucked up out of the way. I took the stock crossmember and cut out the center section, put a flat plate bolted to the mount holes on the underside of the extension housing. This plate is wide enough to be wider than the center section i removed. After looking at it for a while i realized that if i took the stock trans mount and turned it 1/4 turn and mounted it lengthwise (instead of sideways) and purchased another mount i could use this pair on either side in between the plate and the remaining stock crossmember. It worked great and left the center area open to bring my exhaust in from each side into an "X" under this plate and start spreading out the exhaust after the "X" about underneath the front ujoint.

Now when i look at the truck from a distance i don't see the exhaust hanging under the frame. I did drill 4" holes into the trailing arm crossmember for the duals to poke through.

I'll try to load pics later.

Thanks. That looks pretty slick. I, too, want to tuck the exhaust up as tight as I can to avoid the low hanging pipes look.