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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Albuquerque New Mexico
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Trans Tunnel: To be removable or not?
I am working on a 55 1st series on an s10 frame with a Vortec 5.3 and 4l60E. I have had to cut the floor and firewall for a trans tunnel and I planned on making it bolt in (in case I have to access the transmission or for easy access to unbolt the trans if I have to replace it.) It seems a lot easier to just weld it in and deal with the trans access later. Thoughts? Anyone doing it one way or the other?
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Nevada City, CA
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Re: Trans Tunnel: To be removable or not?
You had to cut floor & firewall?
You must be slinging it further back than I have mine... I'd just weld it in. It's not hard to pull radiator & grill off of these trucks & yank the powertrain as one big piece. Alternately, drill undersize holes in the floorboard and firewall & clearance holes in the trans tunnel and use sheet metal screws. A #12 should do.
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Albuquerque New Mexico
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Re: Trans Tunnel: To be removable or not?
yossarian, thanks those are both good options. I do have the engine pretty far back and it sits pretty high as well. Not to mention I am mounting the cab very low.
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Location: Centerton, AR
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Re: Trans Tunnel: To be removable or not?
Steve, do you have a build thread for your swap?
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Albuquerque New Mexico
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Re: Trans Tunnel: To be removable or not?
I do... but it is far from updated. I need to find more time!!! I can barely find time for the build lol. Hopefully I can get a chunk of time to update so that everything is current.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=648779 |
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Losser, The Netherlands
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Re: Trans Tunnel: To be removable or not?
thanks, same question crossed my mind yesterday.
have a lokar trans mount shifter and hand brake, access from above is help full although one piece carpet is not possible. |
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Kansas City
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Re: Trans Tunnel: To be removable or not?
I was planning on doing the same thing myself. I was thinking of making an insert that looked something like this:
http://www.progressiveautomotive.com...3/02/CV225.jpg I was going of flange the firewall like the floor and making it removable. |
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