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Old Oct 16, 2010 | 11:17 AM
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V6 V8 K-member differences?

Problem solved.

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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 05:17 PM
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Re: V6 V8 K-member differences?

Hmmm, how do you solve a non-problem???
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 05:27 PM
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Re: V6 V8 K-member differences?

Is there a difference?
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 05:34 PM
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Re: V6 V8 K-member differences?

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Is there a difference?
nope
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 05:55 PM
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Re: V6 V8 K-member differences?

unless its a manual car... but they are interchangeable so it doesnt really matter
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 06:38 PM
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Re: V6 V8 K-member differences?

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unless its a manual car... but they are interchangeable so it doesnt really matter
really? whats different?
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 06:56 PM
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unless its a manual car... but they are interchangeable so it doesnt really matter
I forgot about you! How is the Camaro coming along?
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 06:56 PM
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Re: V6 V8 K-member differences?

K-member is the same, trans crossmember is not
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 06:58 PM
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Re: V6 V8 K-member differences?

ha ha ha sorry, i read that 100% wrong...yeah they are the same lol
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 07:57 PM
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Re: V6 V8 K-member differences?

Originally Posted by five7kid
Hmmm, how do you solve a non-problem???
By seeing the obvious and that there IS an up and a down on the chassis mounts. Seems no matter which way I placed the mounts on the k-member, I could not get three holes to line up the drivers.
Until the last time I tried it. Presto!
I probably shouldn't be spending so much time in the garage.
Long story short, V8 mounts are in.
Thanks.

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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 08:12 PM
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 08:16 PM
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Re: V6 V8 K-member differences?

Originally Posted by skinny z
By seeing the obvious and that there IS an up and a down on the chassis mounts. Seems no matter which way I placed the mounts on the k-member, I could not get three holes to line up the drivers.
Until the last time I tried it. Presto!
I probably shouldn't be spending so much time in the garage.
Long story short, V8 mounts are in.
Thanks.
man when i changed my v6 mounts for new ones it was a huge pain to do by myself and i didnt want to take apart anything else to do it. an extra set of hands on the top side made a huge diffrenece, and turning the bolts upside down
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Old Oct 19, 2010 | 08:26 PM
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Re: V6 V8 K-member differences?

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man when i changed my v6 mounts for new ones it was a huge pain to do by myself and i didnt want to take apart anything else to do it. an extra set of hands on the top side made a huge diffrenece, and turning the bolts upside down
I've managed to work on my technique and don't find it such a problem anymore.
I've used epoxy to fix the washers to the nuts and sometimes even glue the nuts to k-member using a fish wire to pull the nut up from the inside. Mostly it's just an offset box wrench (with the nut) into the access hole and dropping the bolt in from the topside.
There are other jobs I'd rather do though.
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Old Aug 5, 2022 | 12:41 PM
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Re: V6 V8 K-member differences?

hey im doing v6 to lt1 swap, which mount and clamshells did u use?
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