Engine and Tranny Mounted!
As in the last post, I now have the engine and tranny mated together and ready for installation. I am waiting on an advanced adaptors Transfer case adaptor and a transfer case rebuild kit to mount the transfer case to the transmission. I decided to go ahead and mount the transmission and engine, as it shouldn't be difficult to mount the transfer case after the fact. I saved the liquid filled mounts from the Frito Lay van to use, so I fabricated up some mounts for these.
These are made out of 6x6x1/4 wall square tubing and welded to the frame. I decided to use the front mount engine brackets left over from the P30, which is why the passenger side mount is higher (The engine was tilted 10 degrees in the P30) I threw some rust-oleum on them and finagled the engine in. I mounted the engine 5.5" behind the radiator support to save room for a Ford Taurus electric fan. Here are some pictures of the engine installed, with the rear of the transmission supported where I think it will be by the engine hoist.
The front springs sagged down a good bit, so I may need to add an add-a-leaf for the extra weight. We'll have to wait and see on that. That's all for now!
Tim
posted by Tim and Lydia at 4:51 PM
1 Comments:
How do you plan to run the exhaust?
Also, Im thinking of using the nv4500, and i saw that website which looked like an awesome price for a new unit and i was wondering how the tranny looked compared to the original tranny hump hole for the shifter?
And another thing, I rebuilt my transfer case with the transmision mounted behind my f motor, and with the factory crossmember it was almost impossible. Dont remember if yours is still in there, but may want to consider cutting it out and making a new one.
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