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Following along for another Montana Diesel swap. Rock on.
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would it have been better to use a piece of angle with gussets than a piece of tube for the crossmember extension? That way you could remove whatever you didn't need there? Building one to fit would be the best option but you'll likely loose some ground clearance it looks like. Although a length of channel that has the ends cut so that they would bolt up tight and flat might be a good choice. Tubing with flat brackets on the ends would also be slick and the best way to save as much space as you can without giving up too much ground clearance.Final welds done:View attachment 2190939
After having the transmission fall off the jack while I tried to install it, my brother helped out and we got it in for a test fit:
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However, now that it's in I can see several places where parts of the transfer case either contact the crossmember or are too close, so I'm thinking about building a whole new crossmember. Next step is to get the engine bay finished up so the engine can go back in, that way I can support the rear of the transmission and remove the crossmember without having to take everything out.
would it have been better to use a piece of angle with gussets than a piece of tube for the crossmember extension? That way you could remove whatever you didn't need there? Building one to fit would be the best option but you'll likely loose some ground clearance it looks like. Although a length of channel that has the ends cut so that they would bolt up tight and flat might be a good choice. Tubing with flat brackets on the ends would also be slick and the best way to save as much space as you can without giving up too much ground clearance.