Cool. When is the red ferd getting paint?
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Cool. When is the red ferd getting paint?
when i have time and a place to take it apart again.
this whole crossmember thing is turning out to be a pain in the ass. there's not a lot of room with all the shifters and driveshaft **** in there.
Yes they are, after f-ing with mine I don't think i would ever do a doubler again.
Yeah, it is tight, but can be done. I had to roll my front cross member at an angle so it would clear the shaft and shifters!
I guess with a chevy 203 and ford 205 its much easier, cause u can turn the 203 on its side and have the doubler selector on top. my shifter bracket and linkage is real simple compaired to some I've seen
I need to come by and check out your setup.Quote:
Originally Posted by tigweld
getting there.
the small one was a half ass attempt at a two piece crossmember by ryan and i before clayton.
Holy Hang Down Too Far!
you couldn't put those mounts flush with the frame or inside the frame? I can already envision your rig getting hung up on a rock and spinning the truck around the rock rather than sliding over it. Add a ramp on both sides of the mount?
It is a lot stronger than mine.Quote:
Originally Posted by sasquatch
not really. there was too much in the way. its higher up than the factory one and i didn't really hang on that. the 205 seems to hang down more... i'm running out of time and its a bitch getting it in and out of there. i didn't want to mess with cutting the floor under the seats since i need this thing to be able to move soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by redcagepatrol
i have to make a small rear crossmember to support the 205 still. i remember there was a discussion on mixing poly and rubber mounts somewhere. all i have left are some poly bushings for the rear.
Either you and Frick are way ovethinking that crossmember, or maybe mine is not beefy enough for when I add the doubler, but it is essentially just a tube with a bend to clear the driveshaft, bolted to each side of my frame. No issues with it over the past few years with the stock t case.
thats the plan for the rear one. i just wanted the front one stronger and i don't have a bender. there will be a skid plate. i just wanted to have both crossmembers in first.
wish i had a tube bender. the rear is about 3/8" lower than the 205 so i can put a plate in between the front and rear. stuff hangs down farther than i would like but its not as bad as the pics show. oh well, i'll run it for now. driveshafts are done. shifters are done. floor is close. just odds and ends after this.
Turns out, you don't need a floor to wheel. :)
Looks stout, that's for sure!
How did you attach that to the rear of the 205? I guess there is no cross member where the doubler adapter is?