1968 Barracuda Notch - Plano, TX
Swapped my trans crossmember for a "new" one.
"Old" crossmember was an original from ToddRon Restorations
It was his first iteration of the design for small blocks with a specific bellhousing and the Ford version of the T-56 Magnum. The company that sold me the transmission had prior big block Mopar experience and insisted I use the GM version and matching Quicktime bellhousing. That would allow me to use the higher horsepower version of their clutch. When Todd sold it to me he wasn't sure if it would work or not, I told him I would deal with it. I modified it and fed back to him what changes I had to make so it would clear my combination of 440 with the GM version of the T-56 Magnum. He used my notes to help with his new design. His new design offers a bit more clearance and has longer slots for the transmission mount to accommodate a wider range of options.
I recently asked Todd for a newer version. Glad I did. The driveline angle looked a little off, and I was thinking I would have to shim the transmission up. His new version put the end of my output shaft 1/4" higher up in the car, so should make the angle better.
Chop Job:
Chop job picture # 2:
Modified and extended:
Todd's new work of art installed, much cleaner than my hack job. Looks like there are many improvements over his original design and some changes to accommodate different combinations also:
Swapped my trans crossmember for a "new" one.
"Old" crossmember was an original from ToddRon Restorations
It was his first iteration of the design for small blocks with a specific bellhousing and the Ford version of the T-56 Magnum. The company that sold me the transmission had prior big block Mopar experience and insisted I use the GM version and matching Quicktime bellhousing. That would allow me to use the higher horsepower version of their clutch. When Todd sold it to me he wasn't sure if it would work or not, I told him I would deal with it. I modified it and fed back to him what changes I had to make so it would clear my combination of 440 with the GM version of the T-56 Magnum. He used my notes to help with his new design. His new design offers a bit more clearance and has longer slots for the transmission mount to accommodate a wider range of options.
I recently asked Todd for a newer version. Glad I did. The driveline angle looked a little off, and I was thinking I would have to shim the transmission up. His new version put the end of my output shaft 1/4" higher up in the car, so should make the angle better.
Chop Job:
Chop job picture # 2:
Modified and extended:
Todd's new work of art installed, much cleaner than my hack job. Looks like there are many improvements over his original design and some changes to accommodate different combinations also: