'69 Barracuda T56 swap, floor, cross member

340sFastback said

@72bluNblu The bolt on the top of the trans is pressed hard up against the floor. The edge of the bellhousing is pressed hard up on the floor. The floor is pressed up onto the heat duct. The floor up to pinch weld has been removed just the firewall metal is left. I am going to pull that plastic off to get a better look next time I get out there:

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The bottom edge of the trans is contacting the trans cross member. But I could slightly clearance the cross member to get around that issue:

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Here is a side shot to show location of shifter relative to trans cross member. Offset arm is 2.75". Trans looks further back to me then other installs I have seen:

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Hmm. Have you checked the driveline angle at all? Could be sitting up a smidge too high at the tail, and anything would help.

Looking at the transmission mount bolts I really don’t thing the transmission is any further back than mine, not more than a 1/2” for sure. I don’t have that same side shot but you can see how far back the shifter sits, and from the bottom you can see if the transmission was another 1/2” back that next bolt on the shift cover would be behind the crossmember…




@72bluNblu Yes Silver Sport bellhousing. It’s real bulky on those two upper edges. Maybe a tad of material, 1/8" or so, could be removed without affecting strength?

340sFastback said

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Yeah, the profile on the top of that bellhousing is completely different than the QT, you’re definitely losing vertical clearance in a tight spot already with that bell. Not sure how much you could clearance it, I guess you could measure the thickness at the interference point and see if you could lose some aluminum.