If you are going back to kinda-stock....a SB V8 or the IL6 will both work
easily with the original cross member... maybe you can get a replacement
crossmember from someone who is going IFS and replace the chopped one!
Thanks,
Sheldon Schmidt
SS Machine Works, Inc.
sheldon@ssmachine.com
Web Site: www.ssmachine.com
'56 3100 NAPCO TF
'55 3100 TF
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Richards, Troy
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 6:54 AM
To: 'oletrucks@autox.team.net'
Subject: [oletrucks] Engine mount question
Can anyone tell me how wide the crossbrace is and how much of a drop there
is in it? When I first started on my truck and friend and I got way over
motivated. We stripped the front and rear suspensions and removed the
crossmember with the 6 cyl motor mounts on it with the intention of running
a big block Chevy or a 472 Cadillac motor. I have since calmed down and
realized I should have stuck with the original plan to just hop up the 6 cyl
a little, lower it a little, and enjoy. It just wouldn't be the truck I
learned to drive in without the 6 cyl
I plan to put the motor in this summer, a 235, but no longer have the
crossbrace. I assume an aftermarket V8 adaptor could be made to work but I
need to know the width and how much of a drop there is in the original
crossmember.
Thanks
Troy
Troy Richards
Network Administrator
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