transmission mount

here is post number eighteen in my modified build series

today I put together a transmission mount to carry the Stude T86

this is, as all of my posts in this series, very basic hot rod building stuff.

here is how I did it.

the Lark that I took this transmission from used the two bolt holes in the bottom of the bell housing to mount the trans.

I want to use the two bolt holes at the bottom of the transmission itself to move the bearing point further back towards the tailshaft.

the forward holes take 1/2" bolts and the rear holes take 3/8".

here you can see both sets of holes.

 

the spacing on a Chevy transmission mount is almost exactly the same as the Stude but the Chevy uses 7/16" bolts.

so I drilled and tapped the Stude transmission with both a regular and bottom tap to take the bigger bolts

 

and bolted the mount in place

 

then I layed out the bracket that will bolt to the mount and drilled it to take the lower bolts

 

I bolted it in place to check fit and layed a piece of 1-1/2"x2-1/2" tube on it that I will use to build the crossmember out of.

 

it looked ok so I cleaned the bracket up a little and bent the tab for the angle of the motor/transmission

 

and cut the tube to attach it to the frame

 

tacked it all together and checked it's fit, and took a totaly out of focus picture

 

it actually looked pretty good so I welded it all up

 

removed the wood shims the trans has been sitting on, bolted the new mount in place and tacked it good

 

and there ya have it!

still a ways to go, but it's coming along.

to be continued!

Paul

 

Damn you, Paul!

I struggled through routing some lousy steel brake lines today...and you made a whole TRANS MOUNT?

I feel like a retarded kid trying to play the Star Spangled Banner on a rubber band next to Eddie Van Halen ripping out one of his blazing solos!

You ROCK!!!!

 

Paul,

Keep it up, man!

Ed

PS - What do you use to cut metal? I suspect it isn't a jigsaw.

 

60" Style you are a Pro Kat! You can work in my garage without getting paid anytime!

 

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What do you use to cut metal?

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depends on the job, today it was the plasma cutter and chop saw..

Paul