I have done a 1949 and am in the process of doing a 1952. I used a motor mount kit from Chassis Engineering Inc. Item # CP-1160. $120.00 It is a well made kit with good instructions as to where to locate the mounts on AD frames to provide distributor clearance at the firewall. I used the original rear cross member (which is bolted on and originally supported the torque tube ball) by moving it rearward until it lined up with the rear transmission mounting pad. I cut out the middle of the center, riveted-on cross member, then fabricated lowering brackets out of plate steel to reattach the section back in 2 inches lower. I would recommend cutting the crossmember on a 90 degree angle. (My angled cuts in the photo caused the need to weld metal onto the cutout section for it to fit.)
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
