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SkinnyG · 08-29-2021, 08:21 PM

It was a curiously tight fit fitting an '84 'Burb front on my '61. I did (and recommend) moving the crossmember forward 1".

There will be enough flex to make it work. Don't over-think it (grin)

08-29-2021, 08:21 PM	#2
SkinnyG Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Beautiful BC, Canada, eh?! Posts: 2,172	Re: 60->78 crossmember swap really tight It was a curiously tight fit fitting an '84 'Burb front on my '61. I did (and recommend) moving the crossmember forward 1". There will be enough flex to make it work. Don't over-think it (grin) __________________ 1961 Apache: "Grabber Orange" Shortboxed, pancake, step-notch, air-ride, boosted-LS 1977 Silverado: Shortboxed & dropped, potato-potato V8 Pontiac Firefly (Chevy Sprint): The ultimate engine swap: 5.7L in a 1.0L bag Lotus Super 7 Replica: Scratch-built street-legal rollerskate