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This is it, the bus box is in. This is a KCR built 091 with a Berg conversion and mounting system. |
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This is the bracket I made to position the clutch tube correctly. Moved it about .6" rearward and got the Bowden tube and cable to fit nicely, stock '69 parts. |
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Right side of the pan showing the holes in it for various things. Wiring, easy clutch cable replacement, and welding in the clutch tube are some of the uses. Also you can see the start of the wiring harness and some of the wiring hanging out of the tunnel. |
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Here is what is left of the front brake backing plates. Wait till ya see the drums. |
| The following three pictures shows the process of moving the drive train to a more centered position. This is possible on an IRS pan but may not be on a swing axle pan. This is due to the reduced height of the frame horns in the area under the CV joints. | |
| This modification was done for two reasons.
The first was to get the big engine to fit in a small engine compartment
again. The right side of the engine compartment would have required too
much hacking and whacking of the '51 sheet metal due to the big 52mm throttle
body plus I had already fitted the engine tin with a "centered" engine.
The Berg bus mount moves the engine about 1/2" to the right and back about
3/8".
The second reason is the versatility the mount system now has. This pan can now take my rubber mounted early Berg 5 speed or a T1 4 speed without any further cutting or changes required. A rubber mounted drive train is Much nicer than a tight geared, solid mounted trans when retired to street use. |
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This is a stock Berg Bus mount, Pt. # 641C. What I did was to trim the piece that bolts to the trans down on 3 sides of the square tubing where it is welded together, leaving a 1/4" thick small piece of plate still attached to the ends of the square tubing. This acts as a 1/4" shim to move the trans and engine forward in the car. |
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Tim and I obtained from Berg a new mount piece (the un-plated piece seen attached to the bell housing by the rings). We located this new piece on the remnants of the original piece but offset 3/8" to the left (car left) and welded it together. The front mount, which was already welded into the car, was cut out leaving the piece you see here attached to the intermediate housing. |
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These two tabs were fabbed out of 3/8" steel plate, just as the original Berg pt # 640B intermediate mount. We installed the trans using the modified wheelie bar and intermediate mounts, then noted the clearancing of the left frame horn where the trans now hit it. Removed trans and trimmed frame horn, then wekded up frame horn seam where I cut through a couple of the original spot welds. Now the trans was bolted in, supporting the front of the trans with a floor jack, tabs fitted to the frame horns, and welded in. I then drilled the six mounting holes through all 3 pieces, reaming them to a final size of .312". I am using shouldered bolts here. Some trimming still to be done in this picture. |