(Pic) Bubba 700R4 Crossmember
03-24-2003, 09:58 PM
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(Pic) Bubba 700R4 Crossmember
:smash: :smash: :smash: Lot's going on at Bubba's workshop. This is the latest creation. By using the existing mount and cutting off the extra pieces, I managed to come up with a 700R4 mount. Thanks to Adam for the help.
Note: Bad welding technique. :smash:
[Modified by Budman78, 9:05 PM 3/24/2003]
Note: Bad welding technique. :smash:
[Modified by Budman78, 9:05 PM 3/24/2003]
03-25-2003, 05:58 AM
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Re: (Pic) Bubba 700R4 Crossmember (Budman78)
I'll say it again...Bubba might be a redneck but he has creativity and ingenuity! :lolg:
Looks good to me! :thumbs:
Looks good to me! :thumbs:
03-25-2003, 06:12 AM
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Re: (Pic) Bubba 700R4 Crossmember (Budman78)
Budman, hard for me to see/tell if you dropped the level of the mounting surface there, for sure i'ts to the rear a couple of inches, but it needs down too so the U joints are not too high, and or the coupling/yoke universal..don't hit the tunnel.....mine is close too, really close....I had to re route the ebrake cable, not that the ebrake holds jack sh it anyway....
in fact in a hard left turn or heavy acceleration my yoke there hits the tunnel....wonder if it messed up another mount, if so, I"m going to be pixxed....it would be the second set in 5 years.....lasting just one year this time.....~420 ft lbs shouldn't be enough to tear them up, I would think, anyway....can't win....if I tore out that driver's side again, I"m installing that torque chain I threatened to do....
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in fact in a hard left turn or heavy acceleration my yoke there hits the tunnel....wonder if it messed up another mount, if so, I"m going to be pixxed....it would be the second set in 5 years.....lasting just one year this time.....~420 ft lbs shouldn't be enough to tear them up, I would think, anyway....can't win....if I tore out that driver's side again, I"m installing that torque chain I threatened to do....
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03-25-2003, 07:07 AM
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Re: (Pic) Bubba 700R4 Crossmember (mrvette)
Hey gene i had to cut the floor out and refiberglass it so my yoke doesnt hit the trans tunnel.Nice job budman as long as it works.
03-25-2003, 07:56 AM
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Re: (Pic) Bubba 700R4 Crossmember (patsnitrovette)
It seems to have plenty of room 1" on one side and 2" on the other. At the top I am clear. I could jack the tranny up anymore are it would pick the car up. :D
03-25-2003, 03:24 PM
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Re: (Pic) Bubba 700R4 Crossmember (Budman78)
That's not bubba. You seem to have done a good job. Not sure on the welds,
so I'l ltake your word on that - but the idea is solid. Now, if you held it up
with self tapping body bolts into the .1" crossmember - that would be Bubba. :yesnod:
I really bubba'd a crossmember on my Grand Marquis. The ends and
side mounting brackets had rusted away. I welded on short lengths of
galvanized fence post and hammered them flat for ends. The missing
frame brackets were fabbed from old garage door track. Someday, I'll find the pics.
:seeya
so I'l ltake your word on that - but the idea is solid. Now, if you held it up
with self tapping body bolts into the .1" crossmember - that would be Bubba. :yesnod:
I really bubba'd a crossmember on my Grand Marquis. The ends and
side mounting brackets had rusted away. I welded on short lengths of
galvanized fence post and hammered them flat for ends. The missing
frame brackets were fabbed from old garage door track. Someday, I'll find the pics.
:seeya
