New crossmember or short tube headers?
 

I have a 77 lwb that i need to replace the exhaust.It has long tube headers now . Who sells a CHEAP! Transmission crossmember to clear a 3" exhaust? Went to the junk yard to find a double hump crossmember. No luck. Pics of your setup PLEASE!!

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I just worked around with what I had, on my '77 l2swb. Duals, but still what you'd need to do to bring the passenger side over to the driver's side for single exhaust (if you went that way).

http://gwellwood.com/wordpress/wp-co...67-360x480.jpg

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Nice setup. Is that a kit? U have the same setup as me. I just hate how the drivers side has to be.

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Not a kit - I put it together with a wack of mandrel U-s and some straight tube.

I debated long and hard about modifying the driver's side of the crossmember when a student of mine (I teach high school Mechanics) stripped a trans mount hole in the case and the crossmember had to come off to Heli-Coil it. I decided it would be easier to just suck it up and run the pipe over. I couldn't figure out any "quick and dirty" ways of putting a structurally-sound hump in the driver's side.

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I had the same problem so I made a new one which gave me plenty of clearance.
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3669/1...f60d598b_c.jpg
IMG_5979 by Jesse Rieger, on Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5508/1...0e70dd38_c.jpg
IMG_5984 by Jesse Rieger, on Flickr

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That looks very reasonable. Was the e-brake cable an issue at all? Does it rattle against the exhaust?

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http://i358.photobucket.com/albums/o...t/100_1859.jpg

3/4-1 ton cross member. Small notch for the trans mount. Tucks 3"

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We havent put the e-brake cable back in yet but im pretty sure it will have to be modified.

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Define 'cheap'? You could merge 2 OE x-members to make one that's uniform. I use ECE's trans crossmembers....
http://www.earlyclassic.com/catalog.aspx

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are there any steps i need to take in removing the crossmember?

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Support the trans tail shaft when you go to pull it out.