Diy 4X shock towers have enough clearance to get the headers in however I will have to shave them down a bit. This also depends on where you put them. I got luck lol
CK5
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Back In the Saddle Again
- Thread starter K5Devil
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Another reason to upgrade to the competition mounts, the old clam shells would have allowed enough movement for that to hit while driving.
There is a difference, but either will work, just use the same bottom and top mounts.
Martin
The sbc bucket mounts which attach to the block —mount holes are spread further apart than the bbc. these definitely will not work it’s about 3/4” - 1” further apart left to right than BBC. I have heard some guys have been able to get them to work so there must be some variation in design depending on year range. The ones I have will not work. Ain’t no way without modifying the cross member. Destroyed the rubber mount on the frame trying to get it lined up. The ORD mounts are well worth the price after trying to pry that engine into place for hours lol I could have got them to work by redrilling the cross member to accept the 3/4” difference but I didn’t want to do that.
Did you have the brackets behind them for the transmission braces?
Martin
Martin
No—no brackets for trans bracing.
That was probably your issue. You have to use those if they came on the mounts from the factory.
Martin
Martin
That may be. That would probably make up that difference.
Trans is all sealed up. About to open up the transfer case and swap input shafts. I misplaced the alignment dowels for the back of this block.
Order some new ones, that way you’ll find the old ones.
Every damn time
Robbed the dowels off my SBC went to bolt pressure plate and clutch on only to realize I have no pressure plate bolts. 
We were to wide allready. Nomarlly w/o the brace brackets is to narrow
Now the question is how to route the plumbing for the external slave
Hopefully get to the transfer case this week some point. I am trying to remember how to take it apart without launching the needle bearings everywhere
Are these the long tube ones? I have a 465 and keeping the drivetrain in the stock location for my 5.3 and looking for headers that fit.
Yes they are the 1 3/4” meant for C series pickup. Not sure if they will clear mechanical linkage.
Is it normal for these fork covers to wear that quickly? Some ting wong I think. Maybe just cheap plastic? I rebuilt this case only a couple years ago with minimal driving really. Fluid looks great no wear I can see besides these one end cover was missing completely. Just seems odd to me. Maybe slightly out of adjustment? I had zero issues after rebuild but it looks like I was about to run into them again.
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I was able to remove the Main shaft assembly without dropping the needle bearings however my synchros did come out lol
