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Old 06-18-2019, 10:09 PM   #1
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Engine cross member pics please

Pulled the engine cross member off my frame and didn’t take pictures. Now I’m having trouble with clearances. Does anyone have any good shots of a 1970 k10 cross member installed I think mine is on backwards.
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Old 06-18-2019, 10:20 PM   #2
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Pulled the engine cross member off my frame and didn’t take pictures. Now I’m having trouble with clearances. Does anyone have any good shots of a 1970 k10 cross member installed I think mine is on backwards.
I have pics of a 1972 K10 engine crossmember if you think these will help text me at: 480-688-3098 and i'll shoot em over to you. - Lorenzo
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Old 06-19-2019, 03:43 PM   #3
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V8 or L6?
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Old 06-19-2019, 05:51 PM   #4
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Old 06-19-2019, 06:07 PM   #5
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Old 06-19-2019, 09:58 PM   #6
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Re: Engine cross member pics please

Nice pictures, thanks. Is there an offset in the cross member, meaning if I were to mount the crossmember, not the perches would it push the motor either forward or backward. It’s hard to tell from the pictures and I can’t tell on my truck because the motor is in. I put a stock set of valve covers on and was able to get the cab mounted but the valve cover is within a half inch of the firewall. I don’t remember it being that close before I took it apart.
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Old 06-19-2019, 10:01 PM   #7
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Sorry, my post might be a little confusing. I meant to say if you were to put the crossmember in opposite of the way it was originally installed would it push the motor back.
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Nice pictures, thanks. Is there an offset in the cross member, meaning if I were to mount the crossmember, not the perches would it push the motor either forward or backward. It’s hard to tell from the pictures and I can’t tell on my truck because the motor is in. I put a stock set of valve covers on and was able to get the cab mounted but the valve cover is within a half inch of the firewall. I don’t remember it being that close before I took it apart.
Only specific offset cross-member I know of is for the 292 L6 in K/ frames. The fuel pump and motor mount trade positions between the 230/250 and the 292.
The 292 L6 is a tall block and develops a lot of torque, so they moved the RH mount forward to counteract it. On a 2WD [C/-] frame the mounts hit the frame OK, but the 4WD frames are wider, so a diagonal X-member is used on this engine only. If your truck came with a 292 originally, you might have holes in the wrong spots for a V8.
V8s have symmetrical motormounts, unless I'm wrong.
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