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*randy500* · 11-15-2019, 05:30 PM

Diesel burner, i meant to answer your questions the other day...
I built the crossmember, its, if i remember right is 2x3x 3/16 steel tube with 1/4” side and end plates. The 3” wide tube is almost perfect width for second gen mounts, i bolted the side plates to the mounts first then welded it, the mounts are slightly wider and bolting it first created the proper width, small gap welded up.

I mounted the engine low enough for the turbo to barely (1/4”) clear the factory AC box, also mounted towards driver side too for same reason, had to narrow driver side frame rsil about 1/4” or so before boxing it to enable use of gen 2 mounts.
This put the engine kind of low, crossmember gets close to front diff, 4” lift is rewuired.
Water inlet is 1/3 into frame rail, i did like a reverse C notch in the boxed frame rail for clearance.

Send me a message when you need some caps done...
If your near I-5 i will stop by sometime, i need to make a trip to southern Oregon soon to have a cab dipped.

11-15-2019, 05:30 PM	#272
randy500 Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 6,873	Re: Crew Cab build preview... Diesel burner, i meant to answer your questions the other day... I built the crossmember, its, if i remember right is 2x3x 3/16 steel tube with 1/4” side and end plates. The 3” wide tube is almost perfect width for second gen mounts, i bolted the side plates to the mounts first then welded it, the mounts are slightly wider and bolting it first created the proper width, small gap welded up. I mounted the engine low enough for the turbo to barely (1/4”) clear the factory AC box, also mounted towards driver side too for same reason, had to narrow driver side frame rsil about 1/4” or so before boxing it to enable use of gen 2 mounts. This put the engine kind of low, crossmember gets close to front diff, 4” lift is rewuired. Water inlet is 1/3 into frame rail, i did like a reverse C notch in the boxed frame rail for clearance. Send me a message when you need some caps done... If your near I-5 i will stop by sometime, i need to make a trip to southern Oregon soon to have a cab dipped.