How did you do your crossmember when using s&p plates?
02-05-2008, 11:43 AM
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How did you do your crossmember when using s&p plates? I am almost done with my 3rd gen camaro. I was wondering how people are setting up the crossmember when using s&p relocation plates with the old style motor mounts. Pics would be wonderful.
02-07-2008, 10:41 AM
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I built a crossmember using a Competition Engineering piece I bought from Summit, less than $50. I had to narrow it to work in my application. Check in my project journal for details:
http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/jour...age=5&reverse=
Start at journal entry 22 and go forward. The pages are backwards on the site, so you start at page 10, then go to 9 etc. You may have to skip over some entries as I was working and documenting other things at the same time.
Hope that helps
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http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/jour...age=5&reverse=
Start at journal entry 22 and go forward. The pages are backwards on the site, so you start at page 10, then go to 9 etc. You may have to skip over some entries as I was working and documenting other things at the same time.
Hope that helps
Pat
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Long delay on posting. But ive got the motor mounted in my car. i had to slot my stock k-member to use my stock tranny, but it bolted up.
With the truck pan there is no clearance issues. Ill find out this week if that holds true for the f-body pan.
Ill take some pictures tonight of what im talking about
With the truck pan there is no clearance issues. Ill find out this week if that holds true for the f-body pan.
Ill take some pictures tonight of what im talking about
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Long delay on posting. But ive got the motor mounted in my car. i had to slot my stock k-member to use my stock tranny, but it bolted up.
With the truck pan there is no clearance issues. Ill find out this week if that holds true for the f-body pan.
Ill take some pictures tonight of what im talking about
With the truck pan there is no clearance issues. Ill find out this week if that holds true for the f-body pan.
Ill take some pictures tonight of what im talking about
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Understandable.
From what ive figured out, the truck pan is useless. Ive got an f-body pan on its way to me, and from my measurments, i shuold have 3/8" Of interference. If i notch my k-member a bit, that would solve this problem, and id be A-Ok as far as that goes.
My next issue is the driveshaft only slips up the tailshaft of my transmission 1 3/8", compared to 2 3/8" stock. Im not sure if this will be an issue.
My truck manifolds wont work, as they hit into the frame rails, so im crossing my fingers that f-body manifolds work. Ill be back at working on the car in a week and a half, ill report my motor mount findings.
Heres a few pictures of clearance:
Tranny crossmember modified (Stock Transmission retained)
Distance between the back of the motor and firewall
From what ive figured out, the truck pan is useless. Ive got an f-body pan on its way to me, and from my measurments, i shuold have 3/8" Of interference. If i notch my k-member a bit, that would solve this problem, and id be A-Ok as far as that goes.
My next issue is the driveshaft only slips up the tailshaft of my transmission 1 3/8", compared to 2 3/8" stock. Im not sure if this will be an issue.
My truck manifolds wont work, as they hit into the frame rails, so im crossing my fingers that f-body manifolds work. Ill be back at working on the car in a week and a half, ill report my motor mount findings.
Heres a few pictures of clearance:
Tranny crossmember modified (Stock Transmission retained)
Distance between the back of the motor and firewall
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[QUOTE=SheldonZ28;8853719]Understandable.
From what ive figured out, the truck pan is useless. Ive got an f-body pan on its way to me, and from my measurments, i shuold have 3/8" Of interference. If i notch my k-member a bit, that would solve this problem, and id be A-Ok as far as that goes.
My next issue is the driveshaft only slips up the tailshaft of my transmission 1 3/8", compared to 2 3/8" stock. Im not sure if this will be an issue.
My truck manifolds wont work, as they hit into the frame rails, so im crossing my fingers that f-body manifolds work. Ill be back at working on the car in a week and a half, ill report my motor mount findings.
I can tell you now the car manifolds work perfect. no interference anywhere. Are you using the 5.3 harness? If so the fuse box looks pretty good sitting where the charcoal canister was. Can't wait to see some pics of the oil pan clearance with f-body pan
From what ive figured out, the truck pan is useless. Ive got an f-body pan on its way to me, and from my measurments, i shuold have 3/8" Of interference. If i notch my k-member a bit, that would solve this problem, and id be A-Ok as far as that goes.
My next issue is the driveshaft only slips up the tailshaft of my transmission 1 3/8", compared to 2 3/8" stock. Im not sure if this will be an issue.
My truck manifolds wont work, as they hit into the frame rails, so im crossing my fingers that f-body manifolds work. Ill be back at working on the car in a week and a half, ill report my motor mount findings.
I can tell you now the car manifolds work perfect. no interference anywhere. Are you using the 5.3 harness? If so the fuse box looks pretty good sitting where the charcoal canister was. Can't wait to see some pics of the oil pan clearance with f-body pan
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Understandable.
From what ive figured out, the truck pan is useless. Ive got an f-body pan on its way to me, and from my measurments, i shuold have 3/8" Of interference. If i notch my k-member a bit, that would solve this problem, and id be A-Ok as far as that goes.
My next issue is the driveshaft only slips up the tailshaft of my transmission 1 3/8", compared to 2 3/8" stock. Im not sure if this will be an issue.
My truck manifolds wont work, as they hit into the frame rails, so im crossing my fingers that f-body manifolds work. Ill be back at working on the car in a week and a half, ill report my motor mount findings.
From what ive figured out, the truck pan is useless. Ive got an f-body pan on its way to me, and from my measurments, i shuold have 3/8" Of interference. If i notch my k-member a bit, that would solve this problem, and id be A-Ok as far as that goes.
My next issue is the driveshaft only slips up the tailshaft of my transmission 1 3/8", compared to 2 3/8" stock. Im not sure if this will be an issue.
My truck manifolds wont work, as they hit into the frame rails, so im crossing my fingers that f-body manifolds work. Ill be back at working on the car in a week and a half, ill report my motor mount findings.
I can tell you now the car manifolds work perfect. no interference anywhere. Are you using the 5.3 harness? If so the fuse box looks pretty good sitting where the charcoal canister was. Can't wait to see some pics of the oil pan clearance with f-body pan