Today I took the crossmember back out and cut off the booger welds on the center bracket so I could raise the crossmember up higher into the chassis. I then re-weld it with my own booger welds. I also decided to shorten the center bracket a bit so it wasn't cantilevered as far and tuck the crossmember a little tighter to the transmission..
After I finished the crossmember fab I then located it between the boxed frame rails and tacked in the mounting brackets after I got the engine pinion angle dialed in with the floor jack. When I eventually take the body back off the frame I'll finish boxing the frame, finish weld the mounting plates as well and add some gussets to both the crossmember and the mounting plates strengthen and stiffen them up... but they'll do for now.
Next up is installing the new wheels and tires that I just received and setting in my garage....and attempt to get this thing to sit on it's own 4 wheels.
1949 Chevy Panel Truck A Project Journal I'm old but I make up for it by being immature.
