Need removeable Crossmember plates.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Watkinsville, GA and Glen Cove, NY
Need removeable Crossmember plates.
Does anyone have the contact info for the forum member who was making the brackets to make the 4 speed crossmember a bolt in. Or does anyone else sell them. I need them as soon as possible. Thanks!
Bill
Bill
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Hey Bill-
Don't know if you are going to be running sidepipes- and if the body is off-
My body was not off- so I didn't want to weld- and running sidepipes-
No plates- or welding needed-
Cut out the crossmemeber w/ a sawzall-
Wood mock-up-
Bought some 3" x 1-1/2" x 3/16" 36" in length steel rectangular for about $20.
Slides in the drivers side-
Test fit
Drilled a few holes-modded the OEM bracket- painted it up- bolted it in- TKO 500
Don't know if you are going to be running sidepipes- and if the body is off-
My body was not off- so I didn't want to weld- and running sidepipes-
No plates- or welding needed-
Cut out the crossmemeber w/ a sawzall-
Wood mock-up-
Bought some 3" x 1-1/2" x 3/16" 36" in length steel rectangular for about $20.
Slides in the drivers side-
Test fit
Drilled a few holes-modded the OEM bracket- painted it up- bolted it in- TKO 500
Le Mans Master
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From: Gladstone MO
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I did mine the same way as Richard454.. I'm not as fancy, I just made straight cuts- but I did weld nuts on the inside after I drilled the bolt holes. Spin them out and no hassle trying to get a wrench on them.
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From: Watkinsville, GA and Glen Cove, NY
Pat, I guess the automatic is so much bigger that it wouldn't come out without being able to remove the crossmember. Sure would have been easier for us if they made them all that way.
Bill
Bill
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I actually bought and have a nice used automatic crossmember and was going to go that route. But then realized my frame wouldn't have the weld nuts for the bottom two bolts on each side needed. Figured it would be easier to cut mine and be done with it.
Bill
Bill