fabricating rear trans mount t5
302/t5 tranny mount want to bolt in best to drill thru frame into interior with gr 8 bolts or angle bracket and bolt hort thru frame rail parallel to floor saw one bolt vert in pics here but could not see if they went thru floor thanks barry
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rficalora Rob Ficalora Willis, TX (2764 posts) Registered: 10/24/2007 02:46PM Main British Car: '76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302 |
Re: fabricating rear trans mount t5
best to make the tranny mount use the existing holes/captive nuts in the frame rails.
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Re: fabricating rear trans mount t5
No need to reinvent the wheel, the stock crossmember works fine. I cut out the center section of the mount with a cut off wheel and welded in a 3/8" plate that bolts to the transmission. I snapped a couple pics to give you the idea (hard to take pics of something 6" off the ground. Ignore the bolts, they're too long and just temporary. Or maybe permanent the way my project has ground to a halt. I should mention that my mount incorporates a urethane mount for a fox body mustang.
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ex-tyke Graham Creswick Chatham, Ontario, Canada (1165 posts) Registered: 10/25/2007 11:17AM Main British Car: 1976 MGB Ford 302 |
Re: fabricating rear trans mount t5
Ryan's approach pretty well mirrors mine. There's a set of 3 tapped holes in each chassis member - depending on your fore/aft engine location, you may have to use the rear 2 and add another couple of matching holes to the crossmember.
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pspeaks Paul Speaks Dallas, Texas (698 posts) Registered: 07/20/2009 06:40PM Main British Car: 1972 MGB-GT 1979 Ford 302 |
Re: fabricating rear trans mount t5
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