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08-30-2006, 08:39 PM
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need help fitting bigblock 4x4
need help has anyone put a big block in a 67-72 4x4 trying to build 68 sub 4x4 502/400/205 what engine cross member do i use
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08-30-2006, 09:20 PM
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Re: need help fitting bigblock 4x4
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08-31-2006, 01:16 AM
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Re: bigblock 4x4
Joe - GM did not build a BB 4X4 until 73 plus. Try to find a 73 + cross member.
Use search to contact LIVERAT - the early (67-72) BB 4X4 guru. He can set you straight. Good luck and have fun - Bob
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09-01-2006, 12:13 AM
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Re: bigblock 4x4
My Suburban had a 350, someone took it out and put a '79 GMC 454 in it and made a crossmember from scratch out of 1/4" steel plate and reinforced the heck out of it. I wish I had a camera so I could get some pics of it. They did use the factory holes in the frame for the original crossmember though.
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09-05-2006, 11:10 AM
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Re: bigblock 4x4
I used the original crossmember but if I did it over I would use the 73-up crossmember. Using it and a bit of a body lift often times allows the engine to fit with minor firewall modifications.
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09-05-2006, 04:43 PM
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Re: bigblock 4x4
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They didn't hack up the firewall at all when they put that one in the truck I have..........It was tight, but wasn't touching the dist.
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