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Old 04-04-2011, 11:12 AM
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Nice looking project. Could you post some motor mount pics please? I have the same k member and hate to change it since we finally got the suspension right just before the sbf split down the middle, lol. I have a few ideas, but looking for what has worked for others.
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Ill take some pics this afternoon and post them later tonight.
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Thanks, I made at a set with my limited fab skills the other day but have not tried them yet. I have a buddy that will help me make them better when I know they will work.
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Getting close. Good luck finishing it up.
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Thanks. Yes its getting fairly close. Will be remounting the dash tonight and start installing gauges. Then i have a little bit of fuel plumbing left to do and alot of wiring. Looking forward to getting to the track. Can't let everyone else have all the fun...
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here is a pic of my truck oil pan i cut down 1.5" to keep it from hanging too low like they normally do.

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Nice job, you have any pics of the trans crossmember and did you ever think about making more and selling them?
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I can take pics of the trans x member tomorrow. my car was a 2.3L auto car so it had add on trans x member cups on the uni-body that were about 4"-5" farther back than the standard v8 t5 chassis they lined up almost perfect with my th400 mount so I just used 1.5"x1" square tube and welded sleeves at either end and two holes to the mount.
As far as making and selling mounts, yes I have thought about it and I kinda plan on it but lately all my time has been going into finishing this car.
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Originally Posted by trav-tech
I can take pics of the trans x member tomorrow. my car was a 2.3L auto car so it had add on trans x member cups on the uni-body that were about 4"-5" farther back than the standard v8 t5 chassis they lined up almost perfect with my th400 mount so I just used 1.5"x1" square tube and welded sleeves at either end and two holes to the mount.
As far as making and selling mounts, yes I have thought about it and I kinda plan on it but lately all my time has been going into finishing this car.
My car is a 93 coupe with the 2.3 how much for mount and cross member? I too am running a 400 with a brake.My car is a 5 speed though.
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Does it have those bolt in cups or does it use the v8 style cups for the cross member?
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Originally Posted by trav-tech
Does it have those bolt in cups or does it use the v8 style cups for the cross member?
Im not sure what you talking about
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Theres a pic of it in here

https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversio...rid-build.html
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Yeah yours is didn't than mine.
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Different **
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Ill have to look into what it will take to work with those mounts.
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Build looks great!
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Thanks.
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Thanks for the pics, the mounts look great. Way better design than I have come up with. They would sell like crazy around here if priced right because a lot of people have aftermarket k members and dont want to change them if they dont have too. If you would make aother set, pm me a price please.
Thanks again and good luck with the rest of your build.


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