straight six gas motor ya not a diesel but some have put the cummins in aswell probably what he saw.
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Twizted Product Release: High Clearance Engine Crossmember w/Optional Track Bar Mount
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TwiztedEngineering
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Diesel Compatibility...
Okay, good info. guys! Thanks! So I had a K5 Blazer in the shop yesterday (a CUCV model) and took some measurements off it - I modified my design ever so slightly and it looks like it will fit the Diesels with the factory oil pan without any problems!
Do you still have the stock GM oil pan on this motor? I am currently working with mnstrburbon on his, but he's got a larger oil pan than factory - by about an inch deeper or more by our measurements so far....
-Darren
Okay, good info. guys! Thanks! So I had a K5 Blazer in the shop yesterday (a CUCV model) and took some measurements off it - I modified my design ever so slightly and it looks like it will fit the Diesels with the factory oil pan without any problems!
Do you still have the stock GM oil pan on this motor? I am currently working with mnstrburbon on his, but he's got a larger oil pan than factory - by about an inch deeper or more by our measurements so far....
-Darren
73 K5 Blazer
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it has a stock oil pan. The truck was a diesel originally and the previous owner dropped in the 454. I can shot pictures of it if you need them. I am going to put this motor, trans, and axles in my 73 K5
Any idea if it would fit with a GEN III swap?
TwiztedEngineering
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I have absolutely no idea!
PM me some pics (or email me at [email protected]) of the bottom side of your engine and I'll let you know what we can make for you!-Darren
, just thinking of future upgradability...TwiztedEngineering
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Ahh, I see. Cool article, unfortunately not many pics showing the underside of the motor once installed. If you decide to go with my crossmember, I would think that the side brackets would still work - we might have to design a new center crossmember to clear the oil pan or something, but I doubt we'd need to re-build a whole new one! Definitely something to think about!
-Darren
-Darren
Here is a pic of my gen 3 motor showing the crossmember you think yours will fit, i am in need of upgrading my tack bar so i am looking into my options
I was doing all the other mesurments for him and if you take a pic with a straight edge under the motor mount brackets that is where he needs to see the clearance. The front cross member comes out when you install this one.
TwiztedEngineering
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1979jimmy350, mnstrburbon is correct, post a pic of the underside of your oil pan near where the motor mounts are, and we can decide from there!! Thanks!
-Darren
bp71k5
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Any idea how this could be modified to work on a 69-72 k5 with the engine mounted 3.5" forward of stock?
TwiztedEngineering
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Brian,
I'm not sure if this would be able to be modified or not - it may actually be easier to build a new one from scratch... I don't have any plans for the early models yet, and don't have access to one to measure off of right now. Do you know how different the framerails are from those rigs to the '73+ models?
bp71k5
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I don't know, but I'd expect them to be different. I'm positive the motor mounts are a different style and I had to narrow the stock crossmember a bit to move it forward. I'll see if I can take some measurements and compare to the photos to see if it's even close. Thanks!
rdohara
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any photos of this crossmember
TwiztedEngineering
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Yes, I'll post a couple here, but here's the link to the album with more: http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm223/TwiztedEng/XMGM7387/
This is the standard crossmember with a Small Block
This is the Extra Deep setup with a Big Block & Deep Oil Pan
-Darren
In the first post of this thread, you said tabs for the track bar will fit a small johnny joint. How far apart are the tabs? Two inches maybe?
You have a PM
TwiztedEngineering
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fallguy
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just out of curiosity do you make something to go along w/ this for a mount on the bottom side?
+1 I am interested in both the x-member along with the axle mount.
