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Hmmmm, another Jeff working on putting together a Contemporary? See that makes Jeff G., Jeff N., Jeff B. so far? Plus yours truly Jeff M. Sounds like posting some pics or placing some in your galleries would help everyone including me.
Today I dropped the '27 into the chassis, bolted up the bellhousing and the T-5. It appears using the 2 bolt motor mounts that ERA recommends versus the 3 bolt in the Contemporary manual, places everything were it needs to be. Since the T-5 mount appears taller than the toploader mount, I resolved by flipping the transmission crossmember over, thus moving the mounting surface lower, and then drilling a couple more holes as the T-5 mounts are further back and narrower. I next installed the Midstates supplied headers and sidepipes. I will not know for sure until I drop the body down tomorrow, but it looks like they will exit were they should. The Midstates sidepipes were mounted with a clamp that actually held the exhaust tip on, and ran underneath to attach to the frame, I had just used a heavy piece of rubber for insulation on the first one I built. A couple of issues may force me to utilize the Contemporary style of mounting the pipes. One, I have yet to locate the Midstates style clamps, could swear they are there in my pile of parts somewhere. Two, I returned one of the turnouts to Midstates, I noticed it had slightly split where they bent it, and did not get a replacement in time. I could definitely use some pics to see how 'pipes are mounted. Thanks, Jeff M.