C2 Transmission Install - LS1 Tranny Time

Now we have a gaping hole in the crossmember. A piece of 4x3 angle steel will be cut to fit and welded in.

The angle steel needed to be cut to 5 inches long. This will fit the hole perfectly.

The engine and trans were once again set in place and checked for fit. Everything looks good.

Using a soapstone, the tranny mount stud was marked for drilling.

The plate was fully welded in place using a mig welder. Using some of the scrap from the angle steel, two end plates were made and welded in to box in the new mount. This adds strength as well as a finished look to the project.

The welds were ground down using an angle grinder, and then they were wiped clean using some PRE spray from Eastwood.

The crossmember was sprayed with Eastwood's Rust Encapsulator and then top coated with their Extreme Chassis Black (the entire frame had been painted with Extreme Chassis Black a few months ago) to complete the fabrication job.

The engine and tranny was once again lowered into place for the final time. The tailshaft clears the crossmember, and the mount bolted right up. The only other issue is the exhaust tubes in the crossmember. We are running side pipes, so this will not be an issue for this project, but if you want to run regular exhaust, these will have to modified, as the transmission case blocks the tubes. Job Done.