Wildman's TJ is getting a face lift

The frame just isn't flat in that spot. Adding a second clamp pushed it down a little bit more.

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Woodrow said:
If that does end up being the spot, would you shim it before welding?
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I'll pull the mount back off and see if I can figure out what is keeping it up. If not then I might try to find a thin piece of metal to fit under it. I don't want to raise the mounts.

lBasket said:
Thanks for appeasing the management
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I try when I can..
 
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Mike_H said:
IIRC, SBC and LS use the same bell housing pattern as well, so you can bolt up a turbo400 to an LS, if you really want to.
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Its close enough to work. Only issue is if you don't have a crankshaft from an early manual transmission 4.8l or 6.0l then the crank is recessed .400" from the older chevy template. Not a big deal but it does require a different flywheel or flexplate that makes up the difference.

@Wildman could you add steel here to support more clearancing?

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Rickyd said:
I don't mean moving the hole, just adding steel to support a bigger scallop underneath. Interference with the exhaust manifold,etc would probably need checked
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I was thinking of a running some welds in that corner and then grind them down to make the corner level.

It's only that corner and it's not much. I stuck a feeler gauge up in there and it didn't go back hardly at all.

Edit: I was misreading your comment. I've ground the mount up to the cross brace so I do see how I could clearance it more.
 
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