Originally Posted by 69Cuda
I used one of those for the engine on my 59 Suburban, along with the factory V-8 bellhousing and rear mounts. It worked fine but, I should have just bought the front V-8 mounts and been done with it. If your V-8 does not have holes in the front for the original style mounts, then this is a great alternative.
Got a question, did you have to re-route the brake lines after installing that crossmember? From what I've seen and read, the brackets for that crossmember come close to where the lines run through the frame rails.


1949 Chevy 3100 (In the family since new)
1955.5 Chevy 3100 - in the DITY Gallery - (Dad's truck)
1955 Chevy 6500 - in Big Bolts - (Possible parts truck?)
1958 Chevy 3800 w/9 ft bed - in Project Journals - (Current project)
1959 Chevy Spartan 10400 - in Big Bolts