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5 speed transmission mount for the 521

Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2014 8:57 pm
by wayno
Ok, so I am going to make a few 521 5 speed transmission mounts, I am going to try to do this in such a way that I can do it over and over, maybe I can make $5.00 an hour making them. :lol:
I am starting with the frame section from a 520/521, it was a trailer, but I cut all that stuff off, once I could get to the mount holes, I ran a tap through them to clean up the threads.
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Here is what the stock 4 speed mount looks like mounted, notice how high it sticks up above the cross member.
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This is what is needed for the 5 speed mount, see how much lower it is where it mounts to the tranny, I also am making these to use the 720 transmission mount.
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Here is what I am starting with, this is real backyard stuff, but it should help me make these consistently the same.
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I have the pre-made mount in position with the piece of metal I made bolted to it to hold it in position.
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Here it is welded in position with a 720 tranny mount bolted up to it.
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It's ready now for me to cut pieces of metal to bolt on to the frame and mount so I can tack them in position, then remove and weld them.

Re: 5 speed transmission mount for the 521

Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 7:33 pm
by wayno
I made some progress today.
This is a set of jigs I made, I am able to drill all the holes and cut in the right places with these.
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Here are some photos of the first one finished in position.
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I certainly miss being able to post several photos at once.

Re: 5 speed transmission mount for the 521

Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 7:37 pm
by wayno
Here it is by itself.
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Re: 5 speed transmission mount for the 521

Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 7:45 pm
by DRIVEN
Should do the job just fine. :thumbs:

Re: 5 speed transmission mount for the 521

Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 8:19 pm
by wayno
I wish I could actually see what I was welding, I guess I will adjust the helmet to the lightest setting and see if that helps.

Re: 5 speed transmission mount for the 521

Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 10:54 am
by jayden71
This is cool Wayno.

When we put the dogleg in my 521, Chester and I got a 3/4" thick piece of steel and had it welded into an L shaoe and then drilled some bolt holes and bolted it to the crossmember. We tried cutting original mount down and re-welding it but that did not come out exactly right. I guess I should get under there and take a pic of it someday. It is over kill on the mount buut hey, it won't be going anywhere, thats for sure!!

Re: 5 speed transmission mount for the 521

Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 12:28 pm
by wayno
These are made to use the 720 transmission mount, I cannot send something out that could possibly break because I cannot see what I am welding, so I make it like this, it's bullet proof, and doesn't hang below the existing cross member like the original one did that came with my truck in the photo below.
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The ones I make also have to use all 4 mounting holes, the one above started stripping the threads out of my crossmember.