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Need help with my trans cross member on WB holden ute,ive put in a turbo 400 trans,so old cross member from ute doesnt fit(was trimatic)was told to get a cross member from a statesman which i have done,now the statesman cross member is to wide to bolt up and wont line up any where,
Can anyone help me please?what cross member do i need to use?also its got an adapter plate to fit turbo trans to 308 as it wasnt turbo bolt pattern.
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youll need to cut the statesman crossmember to suit but make it exact cuts on both ends and redrill,,just use nuts n bolts to secure,you can try to track a ute t400 crossmember but these are hard to find and the fact that you are using a adapter between t
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Make sure it's from a Statesman that originally had a TH400 too (ie HJ through to mid 1979 HZ). I've done exactly what piztoff says too, but I removed the captive nots off the ends I cut off and welded them over the new holes to suit the ute/tonner.
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Make sure its from a Statesman that originally had a TH400 too (ie HJ through to mid 1979 HZ). Ive done exactly what piztoff says too, but I removed the captive nots off the ends I cut off and welded them over the new holes to suit the ute/tonner.
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HI sikute,
when I fitted a T400 in my ute I retained the original crossmember but just welded a small tag (about 3x3 inch, quarter plate) on the front with pre drilled holes to pick up the mounts on the trans.
That has been there for 5 years now, with n
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TH400 mounts are not forward of the crossmember. They are actually on the crossmember. I think you are referring to TH350.
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awesome thanks for your help guys,pretty much what i started to do before i read this(cut ends each side to shorten)but didnt wanna butcher a good cross member if it wouldnt work after all that.
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Hi Sikute.
A WB TH350 crossmember will not fit a TH400.
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My comment was for wannabe351. Dr Terry is coorect, youll need an earlier Statesman (or any other factory TH400) crossmember.
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My comment was for wannabe351. Dr Terry is coorect, you'll need an earlier Statesman (or any other factory TH400) crossmember.
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ok thanks again guys,your a great help,ill be on the search again by sounds of it!!!
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you can just drill 2 holds about 45 mm back from the trimatic ones to make the T400 fit.
It won't be a true T400 crossmember, because it will lack the strengthing plates, but it will get you mobile to get to muffler shop etc.
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you can just drill 2 holds about 45 mm back from the trimatic ones to make the T400 fit.
It wont be a true T400 crossmember, because it will lack the strengthing plates, but it will get you mobile to get to muffler shop etc.
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