Bob_H Posted August 10, 2002 Share Posted August 10, 2002 Rick, Saw in another post that you used the turbo ZX cross member for your 77. Did you still have to cut and weld to make it work in your 77? I ask b/c with me getting ready to put the T5 in place of the 3rd roasted 83 NA box I always assumed I would have to cut and re-weld the rear tranny cross memeber. I am interested in how you made that work. -Bob Hanvey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperZ Posted August 10, 2002 Share Posted August 10, 2002 I used the same crossmember for my T5. It almost fit, but I went ghetto and slotted the trans mount and the trans - about a 1/2" on each, and it fits...I'm not much of a fabricator, so welding was not an obvious option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_H Posted August 11, 2002 Author Share Posted August 11, 2002 Ok, I see how you slotted the tranny, but how did you slot the trans mount? I guess you mean the ears where it bolts to the tranny? So exactly how loose is it? And would you do it that way again? -Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperZ Posted August 11, 2002 Share Posted August 11, 2002 Correct - I slotted the ears of the trans mount. If for some reason my T5 broke, I would get a welder friend of mine to fabricate a crossmember for me second time around... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speeder Posted August 14, 2002 Share Posted August 14, 2002 Just back to the FL heat from a trip to NY Catskills- One thing I didn't mention (I did this swap about 6years ago and forgot ) was that originally I used a stock Z differential mount with enlongated holes to mount the t5 to the ZX turbo crossmember in place of a transmission mount. On my car, this combination lined up perfectly. I later welded more metal onto the differential mount (carefully so as not to melt the rubber) where it bolts to the t5 to make the whole thing secure, since the diff mount isn't quite as wide as the trans mount and the mounting holes wound up more like shallow slots. If you start to piece this together you'll see what I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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