[Tom63LeMans]

Originally Posted by Joog

Alright, that’s what I was thinking. Did you just buy extra of straight tube and bend it yourself? Or did you get one of those pre bent kits?

I bought flanges with stubs already attached from an online supplier and a handful of U-bends from Summit racing. If I were to do it again I would buy just blank flanges and weld the tubing inside. I had to cut a most of the stubs away due to the quick turn required.

[Joog]

Originally Posted by Tom63LeMans

I bought flanges with stubs already attached from an online supplier and a handful of U-bends from Summit racing. If I were to do it again I would buy just blank flanges and weld the tubing inside. I had to cut a most of the stubs away due to the quick turn required.

I was looking at trying to find one with the stubs, but no one makes them for D ports that I found. So I already changed my mind on doing it with a blank flange.

[Joog]

Originally Posted by Tom63LeMans

Here are a few pictures showing crossmember and brackets for the motor mounts and midplate I used the Speedway biscuit motor mounts but then used aluminum spacers in place of the rubber mounts. With the mounts moved back like I did I might have been ok without the midplate but didn’t want to chance it. I also found a few pictures of my rear crossmember if you’re interested.

Can you get away with doing only the front motor mounts and the rear crossmember? Or do you also have to do the mid plate. I won’t be making that much power, probably if I’m lucky 425 hp. I’m going to be running a Th400 trans

[Tom63LeMans]

Originally Posted by Joog

Can you get away with doing only the front motor mounts and the rear crossmember? Or do you also have to do the mid plate. I won’t be making that much power, probably if I’m lucky 425 hp. I’m going to be running a Th400 trans

For lower HP and mainly street driven a mid plate should not be needed. I did it since I planned on running 10s and launching hard off a transbrake.

[Joog]

Originally Posted by Tom63LeMans

For lower HP and mainly street driven a mid plate should not be needed. I did it since I planned on running 10s and launching hard off a transbrake.

It'll be street and drag driven. Gasser. But I'm younger and don't have infinite money to build a 400, so I am hoping I can hit the 400hp mark with it. Guessing I won't need a mid plate?