I put that in the car, then went to Pick-N-Pull for a double hump trans crossmember. In the area with the foxstangs, I found one just lying all by itself. I had to walk 2 rows to find a foxstang to try it under, but it fit, so I took it with me. I found a driveshaft from a 5.0/AOD foxstang, and took that, too, then paid and left.
So, I installed that crossmember under the 700R-4, and aside from the crossmember's mounting pad being way angled, it lined up really well. I got a trans mount for a 91 camaro, and soon had that whole deal all bolted together, and the Morosos were still resting on the K-member.
Next I bolted the "new" driveshaft to the 7.5, and pushed the 700's slip yoke all the way in. Then I slid it back 1", and measured u-joint center to u-joint center. I wrote it down, then meadured the "new" shaft to see if it could be shortened. To my surprise, it was close enough! I took the shaft and the 700's slip yoke to Six States, and they ordered me a conversion u-joint.
Meanwhile, I bought a Sharpie, and returned to the stang.
I made sure the engine was centered in the bay, then traced the sharpie around the morosos. Underneath, The oilpan was clearing everything, barely, but barely works with solid mounts.
I pulled the block and trans out, removed the morosos from the block, and positioned them on the K according to the earlier tracings. I duct-taped them in place, and drilled 5/16" holes. Nearly hit the p/s stuff. Careful.
Then I drilled extra holes right through the morosos. After that, I removed them and began tapping the new holes in the stang for 3/8" bolts. Then enlarged my extra holes in the morosos to 3/8".
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