My 65 Valiant Vert Resto
With the torsion bar crossmember and frame rails all taken care, it was time to mock up the 318 and get this A500/42RH stuffed in. I had to cut out a lot of the original hump. I welded in a new hoop made of 3/16 plate, 2.5” wide. Then I made a new transmission crossmember/mount. I made it from 3/16 steel plate. Had to drill a new mounting hole in the driver side since I lost one cutting out the old hump. I grabbed the generic isolator from Amazon.
I set the trans so the output shaft sits at 2.5deg down. I kinda wanted it at 2deg but I didn’t want the trans to sit too high, so I compromised. Should be fine I think.
Next up are home made frame connectors. Then floors. Then new trans tunnel.
With the torsion bar crossmember and frame rails all taken care, it was time to mock up the 318 and get this A500/42RH stuffed in. I had to cut out a lot of the original hump. I welded in a new hoop made of 3/16 plate, 2.5” wide. Then I made a new transmission crossmember/mount. I made it from 3/16 steel plate. Had to drill a new mounting hole in the driver side since I lost one cutting out the old hump. I grabbed the generic isolator from Amazon.
I set the trans so the output shaft sits at 2.5deg down. I kinda wanted it at 2deg but I didn’t want the trans to sit too high, so I compromised. Should be fine I think.
Next up are home made frame connectors. Then floors. Then new trans tunnel.
