When I installed my T5-Z behind the 302, I used a Stiffler's crossmember as I had included the old one with the drive train when I gave it away because I knew I'd need a double-hump. Have any of you done this and found your transmission too high even using the recommended LMR poly mount? I did. It is so high I can't install the bolts for the shift boot because they hit the shifter base. And that is with with using NEITHER of the two spacers Stiffler's says you'll use.
Well, I think I have a solution. I ordered a Moroso solid transmission mount for a Chevy which measures 1 3/4" tall. The Ford mounts run about 2 3/4" tall. But, the trans mount points on the Chevy mount are narrower. So my plan is to weld a steel strip 1/8" thick across the Chevy mount and drill the holes in that at the proper 5.5" Ford spacing. This will give me a mount about 1" shorter which will cure my ills with the shift boot as well as raise the front of the block a bit as I think it is touching the steering rack with the transmission so high.
IIRC the block is installed with the Anchor convertible mounts and I notched the crossmember to get it to sit down on the mounting pads.
Anywho, if any of y'all have had this issue I will let you know how my 'solution' works out. Maybe this is just a four-door Granada issue?
I *might* get a 1/4" thick slab of hard rubber to install under the mount so it has some vibration absorption and won't act like a true solid mount, still giving me about 3/4" drop. Haven't decided on that yet.
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