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yes it is and my car was a manual, the welded x-member was banged up pretty badly so my installation was custom...what specifics would you like to know?
Basically, I'd like to know how you liked the quality of the product and even if you ordered it for a custom installation, how was the fitment?
Basically, I'd like to know how you liked the quality of the product and even if you ordered it for a custom installation, how was the fitment?
Far as quality, no complaint, very nice piece. Installation wise, I ordered one for a 69 C3 automatic, from there I took diff measurements off my 68 assembly manual, made some frame brackets and welded some bolts to the frame to attach it in a stock fashion. When I installed the driveline, everything dropped in, no issues.
Work on the car has been slow, been fighting a "crud" for 2.5 weeks now, none the less, in between shots of dayquil I was able to plasma cut some exhaust hanger brackets and install them onto the exhaust, which I can now cross as "completed".
Very cool. Thanks for the info.
Love how info gets shared here.
of course, once I get around to install it, I'll post more pictures. I did mock it up for about an hour, I knew the inside of my car shrunk a little due to the narrowed kick up frame in the back. I ended up trimming about 3". I also noted that the side of the console goes well beyond where the original stopped, which is nice, gives you the ability to hide more of the under dash. All and all I am pretty impressed with the quality of it and will save me tons of fab time for just this one piece. I liked it so much I might just get one for my wife's 69 camaro project (they have a few more choices for that car).
Received my custom 3" chromoly from Strange. What I thought was going to be a set it and forget it kinda install did not turn out to be that. Let's backtrack a bit, when I built my 9" rear, I had the choice to either center the pumpkin or center the pinion. I elected to center the pumpkin. Fast forward a couple/three years and the driveshaft was rubbing against the passenger side. This required some massaging and cutting about 1/4 to 1/2 inch. I did it twice (in my shop, we measure 3 times, cut four times, measure one more, and do it twice....but that's too long of a shop name lol - being a tad facetious here, but at times it really seems that way!). First time I did it, I had it all re-built with fiberglass but didn't quite notice to taper front to back. I was left with room out back, but not enough towards the trans mission...ooops...so we cut it all off (just about) and decided to fab some panels, rivet them to the floor and then add some glass on top (the panels would add as support and re-enforcement at the same time).
There we have it, got room for the driveshaft to move with the suspension now.
Received my custom 3" chromoly from Strange. What I thought was going to be a set it and forget it kinda install did not turn out to be that. Let's backtrack a bit, when I built my 9" rear, I had the choice to either center the pumpkin or center the pinion. I elected to center the pumpkin.
That tunnel looks really nice.
Curious though, why did you decide to center the pumpkin instead of the pinion......weight distribution???.....looks???....
I now wonder how it's done on a stock vette. The transverse leaf mounted to the diff, and the independent rear wheel suspension seems to require the pumpkin to be centered.
Curious though, why did you decide to center the pumpkin instead of the pinion......weight distribution???.....looks???....
I now wonder how it's done on a stock vette. The transverse leaf mounted to the diff, and the independent rear wheel suspension seems to require the pumpkin to be centered.
Stock pumpkin is centered to allow for equal length half shafts, so I centered mine, figuring that would locate the shaft within a stock position and not create a clearance problem....except: the stock shaft is 2" for manuals (what mine was) and 2.25 on automatics. That stock size would have cleared by a mile, but going 3" is when things got really tight (especially with a live axle). If I where to do it again, I'd center the pinion. although modifying the tunnel was not that big of a deal, can't argue that less work is less work lol
I wanted to go with a 3” chromoly drive shaft as well. SST told me I would have to cut the tunnel for clearance and they suggested that I go with a 2.5”, which I did.
I hope I won’t have any clearance issues.
Last edited by OldCarBum; Feb 18, 2019 at 11:13 AM.
I wanted to go with a 3” chromoly drive shaft as well. SST told me Inwould have to cut the tunnel for clearance and they suggested that I go with a 2.5”, which I did.
I hope I won’t have any clearance issues.
Some progress but little to no pictures as it's kinda what I call the boring stuff, but a couple key steps happened: Put oil in the engine, and used the starter to crank it up to get oil pressure, and we have oil pressure (no spark plugs in to make it easy and get some speed). Got about 35 psi (0-40 M1).
The more fun part was to install the spark plugs on the pass side (turbo side) and then, there was a problem. I wasn't super keen on the plug wire routing...had to re-think that a bit, fired up CAD and burned another bracket on the CNC plasma machine, and I relocated a coil down bellow (on its own bracket)...no burnt wires on this sled, that's for sure...this is one of those things were I choose function over form.
