Saturday, 11 June 2016

Transmission Crossmember - Part 3

JtC headed North with the mission to weld new transmission cross member saddles to the chassis rails.

First: dummy-up where the cross member is to sit; axle stands everywhere...

Axle stands everywhere...


With the final location decided upon, the welding could start...

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With nice clean shiny metal, more weld, bigger welds and thicker gauge steel than Chev ever used in the 60's, the result was very tidy indeed!

New Saddle

New Saddle


The cross member was soon bolted in place so the mocking-up of the mounting bracket could start in earnest...

Cardboard Template


More to follow...

J

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