Materials for powerglide crossmember
02-21-2007, 10:20 AM
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Materials for powerglide crossmember Hey need alittle help. I am making a PG crossmember basically
2 L brackets made of mild steel plate - bolt to frame mounts
~ 1 5/8" DOM seamless tubing between the two
1 - bracket for the transmission
2 - brackets with fishmounts on on end to attach trans mount to seamless tubing.
The DOM is .120", what thickness steel should I use for the flanges?
Phil
2 L brackets made of mild steel plate - bolt to frame mounts
~ 1 5/8" DOM seamless tubing between the two
1 - bracket for the transmission
2 - brackets with fishmounts on on end to attach trans mount to seamless tubing.
The DOM is .120", what thickness steel should I use for the flanges?
Phil
02-21-2007, 12:35 PM
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i'm going to use 3/16 for mine. i am building a torque arm relocation mount for a friend of mine and i'm going to use 3/16 plate and 1 5/8" tubing.
02-21-2007, 12:46 PM
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I ordered some metal from metal express in Baltimore and was pretty inexpensive...
1 5/8" DOM .120 wall
1 1/4" DOM .120 wall
3/4" DOM .120 wall
3/16" plate steel
16g and 11g steel sheet
1 x 2 .120 wall rectangle tubing
1 5/8" DOM .120 wall
1 1/4" DOM .120 wall
3/4" DOM .120 wall
3/16" plate steel
16g and 11g steel sheet
1 x 2 .120 wall rectangle tubing
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02-22-2007, 09:05 PM
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I'm a 1/4 inch fan, but I got a bunch years ago and have been using it for everything.
Why L brackets, I would plate the ends and bolt those to frame.
Another tip we always do for NON-full chassis cars, poly trans mount, a bunch of people used solid mounts and would crack cases. Good luck.
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I'm a 1/4 inch fan, but I got a bunch years ago and have been using it for everything.
Why L brackets, I would plate the ends and bolt those to frame.
Another tip we always do for NON-full chassis cars, poly trans mount, a bunch of people used solid mounts and would crack cases. Good luck.
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