Did the finishing touches on my transfer case today , actualy shifts smoother than it did before , and all 3 shift postions work , so I guess I did something right <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" /> I put on my tranny crossmember today , using the one that originaly came off the 2.8.I thought I had it all set up , went to test fit the transfer case , and it sits too far back , I'll either have to raise the mount on the bottom of the tranny , which would probably shift the engine forward , don't want that , or , just grind out the area that interferes with the transfer case.This would leave me about 2 inches on the side with the fins and front driveshaft flange.The rest would still have full support for width.I think this should still work as it only supports the tranny/transfer case , and it is still plenty strong.Heres a couple of pics showing what I mean.



This first one just shows how I bolted it on after adding some plates to it.



This one shows the driver side of the t-case , and it fits just fine , no problem there.



Now this is where the problem comes into play.The driveshaft flange just clears the crossmember , but if you look at where the fins on the bottom of the t-case are , you will see they are too far down to clear it , and I can't put it all the way on the tranny untill I fix this.I think a little grinding should take care of this problem.I'm not sure how far I can adjust the tranny mounts without putting the engine out of alignment for how it sits.I don't want to push it so it sits forward instead of flat.

Any comments or suggestions on which way I should go to fix this?Jerry? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I think I'm looking for at least an inch or a little more if I raised it , where grinding I would lose a few inches of the width of the crossmember in that one area.