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custom gearbox mount hj75
Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2012 7:21 pm
by TOJO 12-HT
Hey im after info or idears for mounting my H55F 5speed box in Hj75?
I tryed search and also google, but to no avail. I guess its something rare lol.
Im doing coil conversion, and original crossmember gets in the way.
Re: custom gearbox mount hj75
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 7:50 am
by hulsty
Re-mount to the inside of the chassis rails.
Re: custom gearbox mount hj75
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 4:53 pm
by TOJO 12-HT
hulsty wrote:Re-mount to the inside of the chassis rails.
how would u do that?
as the way i measured a 79 coil front end, the control arm mount goes right where the crossmeber goes atm
Re: custom gearbox mount hj75
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 8:08 pm
by dogbreath_48
TOJO 12-HT wrote:hulsty wrote:Re-mount to the inside of the chassis rails.
how would u do that?
as the way i measured a 79 coil front end, the control arm mount goes right where the crossmeber goes atm
I'd imagine you'd cut the original mounts off then run horizontal crush tubes through the rails and plate on each end of the new crossmember (bolting to inside of chassis rails). Radius arms could then be welded under the chassis.
Has anybody seen this done? Pictures?
Re: custom gearbox mount hj75
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:42 am
by matts_gemmy
Get hold of an early hj60 h55f cross member they are mounted inside the chassis rails so it wont affect ur coil conversion thats what my 60s got an didnt effect me doin my patrol diff coil conversion
Re: custom gearbox mount hj75
Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 8:50 pm
by 75 cruser
have a look through my build the cashie, as ive overcome this, new cross member and the mounts for the radius arms mount to this, just a pain in the ass when you want to pull the gear box out
Rob
Re: custom gearbox mount hj75
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 6:40 am
by rockcrawler31
what are you doing on here rob? Shouldn't you be off doing something unspeakable to animals?
Re: custom gearbox mount hj75
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2012 8:41 am
by 80's_delirious
What are doing on here Milo? Shouldn't you and Rob be doing something unspeakable to each other?
Re: custom gearbox mount hj75
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 1:32 pm
by TOJO 12-HT
75 cruser wrote:have a look through my build the cashie, as ive overcome this, new cross member and the mounts for the radius arms mount to this, just a pain in the ass when you want to pull the gear box out
Rob
thats sick!
do u think thats engenirable in vic?