Old School Hot Rod Truck (1964)

[kieth]

Originally Posted by Arekusu

Thanks for all the comments so far. The T-5. I love that thing. I'm at 2100 rpm at 70mph on the highway with 373's in the back and 255/60 r15's under it. It also makes mustang killing a little easier with 4th and 5th. The last 2 gears are like the ace up my sleeve.

I used the engine mounts from a 91 burb when I installed my TBI 350, it moved the engine forward and down which meant that my 700r4 and all of the engine electronics did not interfere with the firewall. I was pure dumb luck on my part but I tell everyone else I planned it that way. Kieth

this first picture shows the difference in the 91 burb engine mounting brackets, (the same as a 87 pickup)
http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G...03189305_KyUKk

This shows how we notched the frame and drilled other holes in the burb front donor crossmember to make the engine sit 1.5" farther forward, and 3/4" lower---clearances were fine and everything cleared the firewall.
http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G...03189432_aLzkW

Just click on next whre it says 97 of 416 to see the progression of the motor mounts.


Here is a shot of the cab on the chasis----the engine, the distributor, the cruise control------everything cleared just fine.
http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G...49354417_Z7puY


Oh forgot, here is a shot of the crossmember for the 700r4:

http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G...53807236_gi9yc