68 C10 Project FROSTBYTE Extreme Dropmember

[ridinlow68]

Originally Posted by jtp67-72

I had to take two high humps and make one about 2" taller....let me know if u have to raise ..i will post picks od mine...jim

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Ditto on the one I was putting together (68). It was a sbc Dropmember Extreme that I cut some sbc to LS adapter plates for.

With the sbc/700r4, no clearance issues w/the high-hump cover. Once the 6.0/4l80e was swapped in, there was definite interference. With some adjustable conversion plates, I might have been able to pull the motor farther forward but I was worried about clearance farther up front between the radiator/fan & accessory drive.

I had to trim extra sheet metal when setting it up for 3-5° drivetrain angle. It also might be compensated for w/the correct DM LS style mounts....

So I just got back from the garage after re-adjusting everything and I now have the transmission set to 5*. I'm just hitting in a couple spots, but it looks like all I'm going to have to do is change the shape of the top of the high hump by pounding it up and giving it a curve instead of it being flat. If I went up to a 3* slope I could definitely see that there would be more interference and it would become an issue.

When you guys were measuring the 5* slope of the transmission, where were you taking it from? The back of the tail shaft? Maybe I'm taking the measurement at the wrong spot... Everything seems to look right and after checking my other angles for the drive shaft, those seem to be pretty much spot on as well... Let me know if you could. Thanks!