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04-18-2012, 08:12 AM
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Location: sidney iowa
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what trans crossmember do i need
when i buy a trans crossmember how much drop will i need for a 51 chevy?
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04-18-2012, 11:43 AM
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Re: what trans crossmember do i need
I don't think you need a lot of drop but it needs to match with how the engine is set in on the front mounts.
If I'm building my own engine mounts I like to mount the transmission in place first and then level the engine and fab the mounts. If I am using production engine mounts I would rather mount the engine first and then do the trans mount. That might sound a bit off but it has worked for me both ways on different swaps over the past 40 years. Lool through some of the guys build threads and see how they mounted theirs to get some ideas. |
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04-19-2012, 01:01 AM
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Re: what trans crossmember do i need
I would call TCI. Im going with one of theirs to match their IFS.
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04-19-2012, 01:28 AM
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Re: what trans crossmember do i need
I have a TCI trans cross member in my 55 I got it with my IFS and rear leafs along with there motor mounts. They are nice and easy
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04-19-2012, 03:35 AM
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Re: what trans crossmember do i need
TCI cross member in a '51 sub.
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04-19-2012, 07:48 AM
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Re: what trans crossmember do i need
thanks parkwood. cool pic in your sig.
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04-19-2012, 11:53 AM
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Re: what trans crossmember do i need
that one parkwood posted look just like the one in my 55
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55 2nd series Chevy Pickup 2019 Chevy Equinox(Daily driver) 2011 Chevy Malibu (Wife's car) MSRA Member I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose. -George Carlin |
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04-19-2012, 12:47 PM
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Re: what trans crossmember do i need
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04-19-2012, 09:53 PM
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Re: what trans crossmember do i need
Why not fabricate your own?
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