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Oh well, if they didn't pick on the Ford guys they'd probably end up picking on each other.....

Dave Good thought

Hank do you have the reason for this off set on the trans . I know its not to pitch shifter toward driver . This is the type of info the engineers do with out explanation .

Originally Posted by bluestang67

Dave Good thought

Well Bob, if it wasn't for us Ford guys, only thing they could be picking on each other about is what length bolt to use when they bolt their 350/350 combinations together!!!!!

Dave and i thought the science was done on a chevy combo .

You should see how cocked a third gen camaro t5 bellhousing is.

Note the orientaion of the block mount bolts, if the picture a was taken with the bell straight up and down, you can see how sideways the tranny mounts...!?!? You have to fabricate a wedge to mount the tranny to the cross member with these bells.

They are cocked for driver comfort, center console shifter location and sometimes an exhaust or crossmemeber clearance issue. It also looks like they did it here to drop the hydro clutch cylinder and linkage down to an accesible point below the body...

Sounds like a heck of a good reason to me, Gus. I put one of the 5 speeds like Bob has in a V-8 Ranger pickup some time ago. Worked great, tucked the shifter in close to the driver's seat and a perfect angle for some really fun gear bangin' with the 5 speed!!!!!!

That is wild, the dang shifter will come out the side of the tunnel!

[QUOTE=brickman]That is wild, the dang shifter will come out the side of the tunnel![/QUOTE

Actually, they come out in the top left of the tunnel, then the shifter handle has a bend in it to make it straight in the car. Not as far offset as it would appear. Remember, the shifter is in the center of the tranny not on the side as it is in the dinosaur 4 speeds....

Gus looks like about 20 degree on that one . Im happy knowing this is normal . That one had me tilting my head also .

Got the Longacre scales I ordered last week. I was hoping for 1,500 but i got 1,849 Lbs.
that's with a bare iron block & heads, 400th case, complete modular 9" all the body panels but the trunk lid, glass windshield & rear glass, mild steel chassis. I'm thinking if I can have it race ready at 2,800 Lbs. I'll be happy.

1800 would be good, heck with the full cage and all the bracketry on a mild steel car I'd say that was real good, Pro!!!!

That seems light to me with all that tubing.

To be honest, it looks more like 1,848lbs to me.

"Do I hear 1,847?"

I have managed to get some work done on my car, making it drivable again was a real chore. It was worth it though, I got to get her out to the local cruise-in friday night. I found a great console out of a pontiac grand Prix that is going to work very well, I'll have it in by monday with a little luck. Then I can finish putting the interior back together. I still have a months worth of cleaning to do.

It's actually 1847. I left a wrench in the back on the frame rail.


LQQKin' great Brick.