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Transmission tunnels

Started by _TUFF75LH355_ , Sep 27 2010 06:16 PM

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#1 _TUFF75LH355_

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Posted 27 September 2010 - 06:16 PM

Hi i guys i live in western sydney, does anyone know where you can buy pre fabricated trans tunnels etc if you can, and where from cheers ben

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#2 Statler

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Posted 27 September 2010 - 06:29 PM

Any sheet metal shop should be able to supply.

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#3 dattoman

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Posted 27 September 2010 - 06:41 PM

I guess it depends on the box your planning to use
And whether they have done one before

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#4 _TUFF75LH355_

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Posted 27 September 2010 - 06:50 PM

im only going a th350 but my one has been massaged to fit the linkages on my top loader that is currently in the car and its not the greatest job was thinking of replacing with a fabricated one

Edited by TUFF75LH355, 27 September 2010 - 06:51 PM.

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#5 Bart

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Posted 03 October 2010 - 03:15 PM

im only going a th350 but my one has been massaged to fit the linkages on my top loader that is currently in the car and its not the greatest job was thinking of replacing with a fabricated one

I would make a cardboard template and bring that to a metal fabricator.
Make up your template and fit the box in position and see how it looks then make adjustments by trimming etc until youre happy with it.
I made mine with a home made sheet metal bender, i used 2mm sheet, cold rolled steel.

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Basic template shape, (Template not in pic)
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In position, i pressed the tunnel edges with a piece of angled wood to nicely butt up the tunnel edge to the floor edge and tacked it on with a mig, had about 30 odd tacks before a full weld.
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Rounded off and tappered the back to meat the flood and the original part of the tunnel.
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#6 Struggler

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Posted 03 October 2010 - 07:39 PM

Try Rod Andrews in Seven Hills.....

http://www.andrewsra...m.au/index.html

P.S. Nice work Bart !

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#7 _LEE_

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Posted 03 October 2010 - 07:54 PM

maybe make one up yourself out cardboard then just get a metal fab shop to copy that

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#8 Bart

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Posted 03 October 2010 - 09:17 PM

Try Rod Andrews in Seven Hills.....

http://www.andrewsracecars.com.au/index.html

P.S. Nice work Bart !

Rod Andrews is a great fabricator/welder, helped me out heaps, he is normally too flat out but give him a go.
Thanks Struggler

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#9 Bart

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Posted 04 October 2010 - 02:39 PM

Try Rod Andrews in Seven Hills.....

http://www.andrewsracecars.com.au/index.html

P.S. Nice work Bart !
Rod Andrews is a great fabricator/welder, helped me out heaps, he is normally too flat out but give him a go.
Thanks Struggler

I forgot to mention, after I welded it all in I had allot of excess steel sticking out under the tunnel, I trimmed this off after welding. I left the excess intentionally as you never know it may end up too short even if the template seems accurate at the start. So leave excess, weld then trim. Use zinc primer, then sound deadening.