Anyone put a Turbo 350 behind a TorsionBar 60 Chevy Pickup?
 

:mm:Ok we have the adaptor kit for the 261 to go to a turbo 350 and I bought my daughter a turbo 350 mount for a 63-66 truck I guess now.We have the truck down to the frame and tried to fit the trans mount in but the torsion bars are in the way.Anyone else have a fix for this or should we just modify the trans mount?PS: This is for my daughters 1960 GMC 910 Canadian model truck.Thanks in advance for any help.

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Re: Anyone put a Turbo 350 behind a TorsionBar 60 Chevy Pickup?
 

I made my trans cross member and mount, pretty simple.

Re: Anyone put a Turbo 350 behind a TorsionBar 60 Chevy Pickup?
 

We haven't mocked it up yet,can we use this trans mount and adapt it to fit?

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Here is the frame section that we have

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Re: Anyone put a Turbo 350 behind a TorsionBar 60 Chevy Pickup?
 

Here's a link to what the factory automatic crossmember looked like for the 60-62. Should be relatively easy to fab a replacement if you know where it's suppose to go:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=369663

Re: Anyone put a Turbo 350 behind a TorsionBar 60 Chevy Pickup?
 

Thanks for that link,it looks like we can go across were the torsion bar ends and just adapt the trans mount we have,we are just getting ready to paint the chassis and started to check things out and noticed this issue.If anyone has pic's of just a frame with the new trans mount(60-62) I would really like to see it Thanks
PS: we are still running the big six with the front motor mount any length issues with this setup?

Re: Anyone put a Turbo 350 behind a TorsionBar 60 Chevy Pickup?
 

Your 63 trans mount should be easy enough to convert, just cut the ends to fit and weld plates on to bolt in the factory location. I pretty sure you'll have to convert to side engine mounts however. The 350 automatic doesn't have any provision for bellhousing engine support so generally the factory stick shift crossmember has to come out making side engine mounts mandatory. With the factory six cylinder front mount and a rear tailhousing mount, there wouldn't be anything to prevent the engine from torquing over on its side.

Fyi the first link in the thread above http://www.persh.org/pickup/perches.htm shows the various types of side mounts available.

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Thanks again! we were going to take out the standard cross member just before we painted it and thanks on the front mount rear mount being unstable....I knew some were in the back of my mind this would be a problem.In my race car I have the trans mount at the front between the rear of the block and in front of the trans and was thinking going that route but if the 261 has mounting bosses in the side that's the way to go.I am up in the office and they have the motor being prepped for paint right now...

Re: Anyone put a Turbo 350 behind a TorsionBar 60 Chevy Pickup?
 

Just went into the shop to check out the motor has good clean side bosses so we are on for the side mount and re fabricate the trans mount.I guess I should get my daughter to post her own stuff here she belongs to the Canadian Pontiac forum.

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Re: Anyone put a Turbo 350 behind a TorsionBar 60 Chevy Pickup?
 

I did.....
Well sorta....
Just did a few slight modifications.....
tee hee:haha:
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Re: Anyone put a Turbo 350 behind a TorsionBar 60 Chevy Pickup?
 

[QUOTE=1Bad62Pro/Street;4214837]I did.....
Well sorta....
Just did a few slight modifications.....
tee hee:haha:

HEHEHEHEHE...kind of like my modifications on my 68 C10 with a 75 Chevelle Chassis?

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Re: Anyone put a Turbo 350 behind a TorsionBar 60 Chevy Pickup?
 

[quote=Legend56BC;4214875]

There you go Bud!
Make your own!
I gotta Ford Front and Rear drivetrain on mine.... So I'm technically it's a MUTT right?
Ha ha:dohh:

Re: Anyone put a Turbo 350 behind a TorsionBar 60 Chevy Pickup?
 

Very cool that your daughter has interest in building her own stuff. Good for both of you. Quality time in the shop with kids is great.

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Re: Anyone put a Turbo 350 behind a TorsionBar 60 Chevy Pickup?
 

I ran a turbo 350 and a 700r4 in my 62 chevy with torsion bars for years and years, I welded a 1/4 plate to the x member for the torsion bars and two gussets under it ran it that way for 20 years and eng / 3 trans combos

Re: Anyone put a Turbo 350 behind a TorsionBar 60 Chevy Pickup?
 

This can be made up in about an hour and installed in about the same. The pictures are of a 350 v8 install with a 700R4 in a 1960 GMC with tortion bars. Used the stock rubber mount and the existing holes in the both sides of the frame. They are drilled in a (. ' .) pattern and I bolted the support ears for the bar using these holes. Rest is merely cutting and measuring. Personally, i always use cardboard to mock it up and then cut. I don't think a 350 trans would be much different. Cost was about $15.00. Hope this helps.

Re: Anyone put a Turbo 350 behind a TorsionBar 60 Chevy Pickup?
 

OK we have a few updates since I asked the question on putting a 261 6cly in front of a Turbo 350 in a 60 GMC.I made a new front engine mount from hard rubber and then used the trans kit to mate the turbo 350 to the 261 and we used racing side mounts that I used on my street stock that goes across from the back of the block and in the front of the trans then got the driveshaft in without having to cut it up.Here are some shots of what Tiffany and her boy friend did.Hope this makes sense...
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Re: Anyone put a Turbo 350 behind a TorsionBar 60 Chevy Pickup?
 

Ok we have been back at it again tonight and have the rear trans mount ready to weld up! Tiffany and her boy friend are getting it set up here before tacking it in ..

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Re: Anyone put a Turbo 350 behind a TorsionBar 60 Chevy Pickup?
 

OK the job is finished and I don't want to steal my daughters thunder but here are the finished pic's of the 261 cu/in connected to a Turbo 350 in a 1960 GMC 910 Canadian truck. Oh my daughter has joined here now and she is MissTiffanyKnight and she posted in the new member section.
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Re: Anyone put a Turbo 350 behind a TorsionBar 60 Chevy Pickup?
 

Nice work so the tranny is suported at the tailshaft?

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Very nice work. I always like to see unique engineering. I've never seen an inline six with an automatic mounted like this. That's a great solution on the side mounts.

Re: Anyone put a Turbo 350 behind a TorsionBar 60 Chevy Pickup?
 

So simple.
Thanks for this post.

Re: Anyone put a Turbo 350 behind a TorsionBar 60 Chevy Pickup?
 

Thats pretty Sweet. The tranny mount...the girl ...and the truck. I havnt even considered a th350 behind a inline. Guess I need to get out more.

Re: Anyone put a Turbo 350 behind a TorsionBar 60 Chevy Pickup?
 

looks great only thing i would do is add an interlock on the left side mid mount so if the mount ever separates it cant roll

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I just started to tear into my 65 on a 62 frame.
I'll be removing my sm420, so my concern is keeping the engine fixed in place so the th350 gets mounted at its intended level.
This pic will help - I can see he lined the angle iron flush with the bottom of the frame:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1285807599