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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 08:06 AM
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Someone cut my frame

The PO, when putting in a 390 and a C6 in a 1968 F250 4x4 highboy, cut a nasty hole in the lateral member so the C6 would fit.

What's the right thing to do here, can a put the lateral member forward or back along the frame? Get one of a different shape?

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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 07:39 PM
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Replace it with a proper crossmember for a c6. You can drill new holes in the frame and move the piece, but there is a chance the frame could crack from the edge of the hole.
 
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Old Sep 10, 2005 | 09:27 PM
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I can deal with the cracking by reinforcing the edge. Do I have to go to a junk yard for that or can I source it from somewhere else.

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