New Guy Here
Hello There!
Been here for a few weeks and figured it was time to give a proper hello. My name is Joe T. and have loved Montes from an early age. First car was a 72 Monte, Mohave gold/black interior, 350. Sold that and found another 72 Monte Custom, Mohave gold/saddle interior this time when I was stationed at Keesler AFB on the Mississippi gulf coast in the early 80's. Built a 350 LT-1 motor for that in my barracks room (roommate wasn't too pleased). Eventually car ended up with a 4-speed
Popped the body on the frame real quick to see how the actual transmission is going to fit in the car. Did a lot of research, seems the popular answer to putting one in an A-body is to use the G-Force RCAE-4 crossmember, plus a 'short' urethane trans mount, compared to a taller/stock height one. Kept looking at the pics of their part and it just seemed like it drops the trans down a lot. Took a bunch of measurements with an angle gauge the other night & it really would have made for a poor
