>I set my 350/350 combo into my 1954 frame and I can't get it back far
>enough or low enough! I have a set of Chassis Engineering biscuit motor
>mounts and set those in the rails as my guide of where to be with the
>whole works. The pan on the transmission set on top of the old trans
>crossmember and the hump on top of the trans hit the lip where the
>firewall and toeboards/floorboards meet. Do I need to take out the
>original trans crossmember, grind off the lip on the firewall... thpse
>are the alternatives I see right now. Does anybody have any clues!
Hi Paul,
Yes, you will have to do some cutting. On my '50 we had to remove the rear
engine crossmember (right under the firewall) to get the tranny in. We welded
a bracket to the original tranny crossmember (farther back under the cab) for
the tranny mount, which works quite well. We still needed to move the whole
works up a little so we trimmed the lower part of the firewall up about an
inch. This was up to the slight raised bead above the tranny floor pan.
Presumably we will still be able to get the floor pan sealed. This gave me
plenty of clearance. I didn't use the bisquit motor mounts so I don't know how
these may need to be placed. Hope this helps.
Dave Riffel
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