Motor and trans are in my 81 Fairmont but need to figure out how to get a transmission crossmember mounted.
Motor and trans are in my 81 Fairmont but need to figure out how to get a transmission crossmember mounted.
'81 has the narrow chassis mounting ears for the transmission crossmember, so you're gonna need to move
them rearward. The T56 transmission mount pad is ~5" further rearward than with a T5 or C4. If you swap
out your mounting ears with the wider ones from an '82+ Fox Mustang, you can then use the Stifflers tubular
crossmember that's made for putting a T56 in a Fox, along with either a factory-style or poly trans mount.
Cheers,
Jeff Cook
'85 GT Hatch, 5-speed T-Top, Eibachs, Konis, & ARE 5-Spokes ... '85 GT Vert, CFI/AOD, all factory...
'79 Fairmont StaWag, 5.0, 62K original miles ... '04 Azure Blue 40th Anny Mach 1, 37K original miles...
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And a 1-of-328 Deep Blue Pearl 2003 Marauder 4.6 DOHC, J-Mod, 4.10s and Lidio tune
Talked to stifflers this morning and they have a mount and crossmember that will work. Mounts are somewhat like the 96-98 cobra that bolts to the framerails. Hopefully i will have the piece later this week.
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