Hope you appreciate this reply, it's the fourth time I've had to
retype it since the site keeps requiring me to log in multiple
times, which is getting real old and I may just have to go the
way of Virgil Cain if it keeps up.
Assuming you haven't further re-engineered your 'AD', the six
cylinder engine is supported by a somewhat ridged three point
mount. The larger trucks that came standard with the four speed
transmissions didn't have a rear cross member. The 150lb. SM420
just hung from the four bolts attaching it to the clutch housing.
Your typical T5 is about half the weight at somewhere close to
75lbs, so you figure it out.
The main reason the 3100 had the crossmember was for an anchor
point for the support it gave to the front of the torque tube.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
