Is the end of the original transmission crossmember rotted off?. Kinda looks like that in your photos. As others have said, I would be taking a long hard look at the entire frame, before getting too deep into any repairs. What part of Canada are you in?
Transmission crossmember mount repair
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It may sound extreme. But after taking mine completely apart and seeing 4 of the body mounts were so rusted I could lift the body off by hand in those spots. Then came the seat belt mounts in the rear seats were so rusted they might have ripped out if I slammed the brakes with a grown man in the back. Not to mention the rusted out holes in the floor which ended up being the least of my worries. Id really look at the pass seat belt mount since its right there in that vicinity. It sucks to hear but I would never had my kid in the car had I known my car was really this bad. I thought mine looked pretty solid. I was wrong.
If you want to do it on the real cheap, you could get some aluminum bar stock, maybe 2” in diameter cut to length at the thickness of the mounting pad. Drill a hole in the middle and shove them in. Not highly recommended, but if you’re looking for quick and dirty......
He said he has a G-force cross member so that is not the issue. It is the frame where it bolts on. If that is not so bad as he said then I would cut a piece of square steel tubing to wrap around the frame where the cross member bolts on. Kind of like a big "C" shape. Either weld or bolt that on as a reinforcement. Then attach the G-force unit as normal. But as mentioned that is just a quick fix- that rust needs to be evaluated and dealt with properly.
Not sure where you are in Canada but O. D. Showtime in Sask. has some good leads on complete frames. I think from those pic's it would be safer and easier to replace the whole frame versus repair. Rust doesn't weld very well and transmissions dragging on the pavement will definitely leave a mark.
I have a few of these.
$50 plus shipping.
$50 plus shipping.
Manitoba the rest of the frame is good I’ve been looking it over the picture actually makes it look a lot worse
that’s awesome ... my buddy is going to fab me one up at his shop but that is literally the exact piece I need
you should buy those parts so your buddy can get the dimensions and angles to fabricate you one...... 😊
These are 11 gauge, same as the stock chassis part. Same price as the 200-4R aftermarket crossmember vendors' 14" piece of rectangular tubing. I designed this to extend the pre-overdrive mount. You could cut it in half and weld it onto each frame rail literally wherever your custom crossmember needs to be.
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