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Re: 48 Burb, bagged, 5.3, 20 year wait
Positioned the engine and transmission in the Burb. Not much room to go back any more unless I modify the firewall. The Mac Tie Down lifting bridge made it pretty easy to dial the engine in where I needed it. And one of these days I would like to do a project where you could just bolt the engine in.....would be too easy though.
Had some really good help in the shop from my oldest Grandson. Decided to make heavier engine mount frame tabs from 1/4". Please don't laugh at my plasma cutter cart. |
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Re: 48 Burb, bagged, 5.3, 20 year wait
I cut the tabs out then belt sanded them to shape to fit the frame. With the tab held in place on the frame and against the engine mount, I used a centering punch to mark the hole. Once drilled they all fit, held them in place with the mounting bolt and partially welded them in. The finish welding, a little boxing and maybe some gusseting will be completed once the engine is back out.
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Re: 48 Burb, bagged, 5.3, 20 year wait
So, on to the transmission mount. I used a tie down strapped under the pan to stabilize and support the transmission while lifting the Suburban up in the air.
Trimmed the width on the transmission cross member and made use of the Hem saw I purchased from Jerry Gulley at Gulley performance. Really happy with the performance and accuracy of this saw. Playing around, I was able to slice off a piece of round stock @ 0.020" thick. To keep the centerline of the transmission in the correct plane, the end mounts on the cross member were about one inch above the bottom of the frame. I stood there and stared at it for awhile and decided to make one inch block mounts to raise the cross member up one inch. This was to keep it about even height wise with the front cross member. Sliced some 1" x 3" box tubing down to 1" x 2", welded in some nuts for mounting the cross member ends to, then closed the box tubing up with some 1 inch angle.
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The cross member end is four inches long and the eight inch long spacer will provide better support along a longer potion of the frame.
Bolted the spacer block in for easy removal and bolted the cross member to the block. Once I take it apart again I will close in the ends of the support block. And finally....... back on the ground with powertrain in place and mounts made. Yay! This is where I wanted to get to in 2014, so just 65 days behind. Plan to pause the Burb for a little while as I do some updates to the '56 Bel Air for HRPT 2015.
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Re: 48 Burb, bagged, 5.3, 20 year wait
Doug, brackets look good, nice looking saw. Good progress....Jim
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awwwwsuuuummmm, stellar work. man that lift must make life alot easier!!!!!
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Thanks Jim! First time I used that saw on a project.
Sir-GTO...Thanks for checking in. Looking forward to the LS swap on your 65 wagon! 99..thanks man! The lift really makes it easier to do decent work. |
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Re: 48 Burb, bagged, 5.3, 20 year wait
Looking really good Doug,very neat..
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Thanks Slammed57 and Mark!
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Them covers look great. T-P Auto Tim |
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Nice...Jim
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Re: 48 Burb, bagged, 5.3, 20 year wait
Great work Doug.
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Re: 48 Burb, bagged, 5.3, 20 year wait
Looks awesome AD! Great work and nice shop. Looks like another project or two in there.
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Thanks Tim! Luke did a nice job on them.
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Re: 48 Burb, bagged, 5.3, 20 year wait
I really like your storage box idea. I might try that on my sub.
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Thanks 65sub. Gotta give credit to 99 to life and ratty46 for the idea that came up as we were discussing what to do with the cut out areas above the wheel tubs.
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Re: 48 Burb, bagged, 5.3, 20 year wait
Great work on your others. Do you have a build thread for the truck in your avatar photo?
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I can only dream of the kind of shop you have... I built this house in 01 and ran 300 amp service to it thinking I would get to build a shop out back... it never happened and this place will be up for sale in a year or so now... and the quality of fab work and builds you have going on is something I could only wish for.
Maybe when i down size after kicking all the kids out and moving I can have the shop I always wanted. American dream my ass....
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Pretty damn cool Doug!
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Re: 48 Burb, bagged, 5.3, 20 year wait
love that pickup.
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Re: 48 Burb, bagged, 5.3, 20 year wait
I'm in on this one! I've was hoping to be where you're at about three weeks ago
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Re: 48 Burb, bagged, 5.3, 20 year wait
Doug, great story on the pickup, and great friends to help out. A sweet looking ride, hope to see it one day...Jim
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