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With the motor sat on it’s mounts, I needed to sort the gearbox mount out so that it wasnt balanced on a piece of angle iron wedged under there. It also needs to be able to move backward for the 4L80-E so after a lot of lying under there and looking at it I decided to make the mount sit on top of the old Camaro rails and bolt through as this would give me the most room for an exhaust.<\/p>\n

\"Crossmember\"<\/p>\n

My mate John had given me some box section to make it out of, and I set about making the centre section and working back. The mount bolt is not long enough to go through the 2×1″ box section I was using, so I decided to copy the OEM mount and cut a hole big enough for a socket to go in on the bottom. With that done, I worked out the angle for the 2×2″ box and hacksawed it to fit. After the fourth cut I was wishing I had space for a bandsaw in the garage. I tacked it together, then made the two 2×1 arms and bolted it all in place and jacked it up till I had the gearbox where I wanted it on the level. I could then measure up for the two “feet” and after a quick test fit seam welded everything then cut all the ends to match the angles of the uprights. No one will see it, but I want it to look OK. Not much to it really but I’m pleased with my self.<\/p>\n

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With the motor sat on it’s mounts, I needed to sort the gearbox mount out so that it wasnt balanced on a piece of angle iron wedged under there. It also needs to be able to move backward for the 4L80-E so after a lot of lying under there and looking at it I decided to make the mount sit on top of the old Camaro rails and bolt through as this would give me the most room for an exhaust.<\/p>\n

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