'81 Mustang Cobra
#81
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This has become a huge pain in the ***! The engine is definitely sitting too high even after ******* with the mounts and moving the engine back 1/4" and dropping it 1/4". I put the BH on and the transmission is about 1/2" from lining up even after beating the living **** out of the tunnel. I also cut 3 unused ears off the trans that were interfering. I have modified the Team Z mounts and they are ugly as **** so when I get the motor where I want it my buddy is going to duplicate what I have, except it will look better. Had considered putting 3/8" spacer btwn K and frame but don't want to loose ground clearance.
I'm sorry but this Team Z K member is way off from putting the engine where it needs to be. I know I'm doing a lot of custom **** but the basics are not being met. The engine is too high and too far forward PERIOD.
I'm sorry but this Team Z K member is way off from putting the engine where it needs to be. I know I'm doing a lot of custom **** but the basics are not being met. The engine is too high and too far forward PERIOD.
#83
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All you're doing is raising the body, honest. Read what Maximum Motorsports and UPR say about their spacers. Think of it this way, no one installs a lift kit on a truck to lower their frame because it doesn't, it raises the body. You may have to readjust front to rear ride height with coil overs.
Last edited by 64post; 09-23-2014 at 03:35 AM.
#84
All you're doing is raising the body, honest. Read what Maximum Motorsports and UPR say about their spacers. Think of it this way, no one installs a lift kit on a truck to lower their frame because it doesn't, it raises the body. You may have to readjust front to rear ride height with coil overs.
I used to hate to see trucks with the huge body lifts but then the suspension was still scraping the ground.
My headers will be low enough as it is. I'm not willing to loose any ground clearance if I don't have too. The spacers aren't completely off the table though.
#88
Stiffler's transmission crossmember came in today. I was surprised that it was smaller than I thought it would be but it is heavy duty and very well engineered.
Since the T56 is longer than any other transmission that has been in the car, the crossmember has to be relocated. When I was working on the motor mounts I had the transmission jacked up to the tunnel so when I bolted the crossmember on it lined up perfectly with the rear of the original mounting bracket. Now I have to fabricate new crossmember mounts.
Since the T56 is longer than any other transmission that has been in the car, the crossmember has to be relocated. When I was working on the motor mounts I had the transmission jacked up to the tunnel so when I bolted the crossmember on it lined up perfectly with the rear of the original mounting bracket. Now I have to fabricate new crossmember mounts.
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Didn't the Stiffler's crossmember seem just a bit off where the trans mount bolts up? It was for me and I have to change the angle of the tab as it points downward too much at the back of it, or, slot the front body mount holes to allow it to rock forward and send the tab upwards in the back, either way it wasn't right for my set up.
#93
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Didn't the Stiffler's crossmember seem just a bit off where the trans mount bolts up? It was for me and I have to change the angle of the tab as it points downward too much at the back of it, or, slot the front body mount holes to allow it to rock forward and send the tab upwards in the back, either way it wasn't right for my set up.
#94
Yeah, I talked to Brian at Stiffler's and he sent me the one that has the mounting pad on the front. The '79-'81 mustang has the narrow mounts on the floor pan and I used part of the factory mounts. I bolted the crossmember to the transmission and welded the rear mounts on each side and drilled holes. I was able to compensate for any weird angles. You can see that in the picture.
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Yeah, I talked to Brian at Stiffler's and he sent me the one that has the mounting pad on the front. The '79-'81 mustang has the narrow mounts on the floor pan and I used part of the factory mounts. I bolted the crossmember to the transmission and welded the rear mounts on each side and drilled holes. I was able to compensate for any weird angles. You can see tjat in the picture.