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<blockquote data-quote="crash2" data-source="post: 862003" data-attributes="member: 15940"><p>So my first thing to try to get done is get the powertrain parts actually mounted in the rig. Now my knowledge of the stock MB's is pretty thin--most of the rigs I* have seen have already been done up. So I read some literature that dale sent with the rig and then did a lil reading online to get a rough idea on what was what. At this point I was able to gather what I wanted to do in my head==A man with a plan <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>So the first thing I did was take a bunch of measurements. First thing I found was the t-case was off to the drivers side (from what I gether the whole setup was setup to the drivers side). Another issue I found was I cannot get the motor level--the bellhousing/tranny hits the tub pretty hard and the motor is still not level. So at this point I figured the whole shootin match has no choice but to come forward. So I supported the powertrain and pulled the cross member and started looking at it...</p><p> </p><p>Here is what I came up with</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://rdsd.com/albums/album21/gmb6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://rdsd.com/albums/album21/gmb7.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://rdsd.com/albums/album21/gmb8.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As you can see, I was able to build onto the cross member and move the tranny mount location 1.5" forward and 1.5" to the passenger without taking any strength away from the cross member--and in fact if anything its a tad stronger <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p> </p><p>But one thing I also had to do was notch the passenger side rear of the cross member to clear the t-case and I will have to yank it back out to complete that by boxing the under side of the cross member in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crash2, post: 862003, member: 15940"] So my first thing to try to get done is get the powertrain parts actually mounted in the rig. Now my knowledge of the stock MB's is pretty thin--most of the rigs I* have seen have already been done up. So I read some literature that dale sent with the rig and then did a lil reading online to get a rough idea on what was what. At this point I was able to gather what I wanted to do in my head==A man with a plan :D So the first thing I did was take a bunch of measurements. First thing I found was the t-case was off to the drivers side (from what I gether the whole setup was setup to the drivers side). Another issue I found was I cannot get the motor level--the bellhousing/tranny hits the tub pretty hard and the motor is still not level. So at this point I figured the whole shootin match has no choice but to come forward. So I supported the powertrain and pulled the cross member and started looking at it... Here is what I came up with [IMG]http://rdsd.com/albums/album21/gmb6.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://rdsd.com/albums/album21/gmb7.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://rdsd.com/albums/album21/gmb8.jpg[/IMG] As you can see, I was able to build onto the cross member and move the tranny mount location 1.5" forward and 1.5" to the passenger without taking any strength away from the cross member--and in fact if anything its a tad stronger :D But one thing I also had to do was notch the passenger side rear of the cross member to clear the t-case and I will have to yank it back out to complete that by boxing the under side of the cross member in. [/QUOTE]
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