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cross member mods
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:57 pm
by roverbeau
gday just wondering what people have done to modify the cross member. i am fitting a t700 with lt95 to my rangi but the front shaft hits the cross member. could i cut out a section and weld in a half cut piece of pipe in there and would that be strong enough.
thanks.
beau
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:36 pm
by advdisco1
thats what i did, with a 200mmish piece of 6mm steel cut to shape and welded(on edge) to the underside of the cutout. don't think its as strong
as the original so i welded another piece of 12mm solid rod on the inside
of the cutout to help it from collapsing.
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:40 pm
by roverbeau
thats what i was thinkin of doing. i dont know how strong the standard one is any way. my truck is all smashed up under there and there isnt to much straight bits left
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:42 pm
by roverbeau
thats what i was thinkin of doing. i dont know how strong the standard one is any way. my truck is all smashed up under there and there isnt to much straight bits left
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 8:34 pm
by cloughy
My rangie tray, I never had one at all
And on my Diesel one, I've done this to clear the 3" exhaust
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/isuzu-landy-e ... post772966
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 6:55 am
by DL
Didn't some later models have a crossmember made out of 2" tube? Have one lying around here somewhere.
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 3:20 pm
by 6.5 rangie
It didn't need a crossmember mod when it was in my car, so can't see how its hitting it. Oh and i have your dipstick, will give it to Matt tomorrow.
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:51 pm
by roverbeau
Thanks for that mate. It mounts an inch back in my ute i think because the mounts were out and i had to redrill the holes. But its all in now just gotta make the floor to fill the big hole and mount the shifter. I just cut a section out of the cross member.
thanks again
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:28 am
by 6.5 rangie
roverbeau wrote:Thanks for that mate. It mounts an inch back in my ute i think because the mounts were out and i had to redrill the holes. But its all in now just gotta make the floor to fill the big hole and mount the shifter. I just cut a section out of the cross member.
thanks again
Oops
, i forgot about that, i modded those mounts when i set that box up in my old 110 extra cab (that Matt now has) with the gen3 in it, i moved it back around 50mm so the sump would clear the drag link, so thats why they where out. Sorry
Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:31 pm
by roverbeau
no worries mate, its all going now. all i have 2 do is mount the shifter and make a high low lever that will hang out the floor and thats it.
thanks 4 bringing down the dip stick to
Beau