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'61 transmission crossmember
Hi Everybody. I'm new to the forum and i was hoping that somebody could help me with a question.
I have a '61 chevy shortbed stepside that my grandfather got in a trade and is now going to sell to me. the previous owner swapped in a small block 350 and a th350 tranny but didn't quite finnish the project, the motor mounts are not really figured out at all. I read the thread in the FAQ on this exact swap but i still have a problem. The owner took out the stock manual transmission and crossmember just like the guy the in the swap thread did but he never found the correct crossmember for the automatic transmission. from what the thread says i'm guessing that i also won't find the correct crossmember so i was just gonna buy an aftermarket equivalent as i don't trust my welding skills to make an adequate replacement myself.
I've found several tubing crossmembers for a 63-66 but nothing for the 60-62. I believe that the only difference between those would be the e-brake cable system, but my stock e-brake stuff is gone anyway so i'll just figure out using a later style linkage that doesn't involve the crossmember.
Does anyone know if using a 63-66 crossmember would work out like this?
is the correct one for a 61 available somewhere?
Thank you for your help
Timmy
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