Originally Posted by 69Myway

I went with the ROD6 in 2003 with the 2.77 first and .62 final with 3.55 gears. It was a direct fit with the exception of cutting the X member. That turned out to be a snap. I used a saws-all and cut it a couple of inches out on each side from the frame rail. I then used a pair of 1/4" thick plates on each side of the x member with the mate to that on the frame. I scribed and cut 1/2" off the x member on each side. I bolted the two 1/4" plates together and slid them up in the car between the frame rail and x-member. Once in place I tack welded the plates, then pulled it all down and ran a nice solid bead.

I sloted the trans mount area back a couple of inches and moved the parking brake cable routing over a tad and tacked it back down. Once that was complete the entire unit slid in place exactly like the muncie using the same clutch, pressure plate, bellhousing, etc. The shifter fits perfect through the stock hole. The stock driveshaft is used with ZERO modifications.

Speedo hooked right up (although I used an eletric pulse sender for my Autometer gauges), and all other items fell right in place.

It is the single best mod on the whole car. Cruising at 70 is a snap as the engine just barely labors and a nice quiet pace.

My total expense was the cost of the trans and some scrap metal and welding supplies to make the X member removable. Had the car been an automatic from the factory, I would have only made minor changes to the trans mounting pad and parking brake cable since auto cars come with a removable X member.

Originally Posted by jimmygmartin

This sounds very attractive to me, I have a 4-speed, why do you have to cut the cross member?? I know alot of guys on the forum say this mod is worth while for the ease of installation, but I like the ridgidity of the welded X-member.