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**mr48chev** · 04-18-2012, 11:43 AM

I don't think you need a lot of drop but it needs to match with how the engine is set in on the front mounts.

If I'm building my own engine mounts I like to mount the transmission in place first and then level the engine and fab the mounts. If I am using production engine mounts I would rather mount the engine first and then do the trans mount.

That might sound a bit off but it has worked for me both ways on different swaps over the past 40 years.

Lool through some of the guys build threads and see how they mounted theirs to get some ideas.

04-18-2012, 11:43 AM	#2
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,817	Re: what trans crossmember do i need I don't think you need a lot of drop but it needs to match with how the engine is set in on the front mounts. If I'm building my own engine mounts I like to mount the transmission in place first and then level the engine and fab the mounts. If I am using production engine mounts I would rather mount the engine first and then do the trans mount. That might sound a bit off but it has worked for me both ways on different swaps over the past 40 years. Lool through some of the guys build threads and see how they mounted theirs to get some ideas.