Manual transmission crossmember

alex_umn · #1 03-11-2004, 11:27 AM

When I first installed the six speed I had some clearence issues with the transmission crossmember I had welded up for the old five speed, which looked like http://x94-161-10.micro.umn.edu/svx/...s/Image13.html

After looking around for someone in the area who knew what he was doing, I finally took my car to a local roll cage and custom fab guy a couple of months ago. He did a great job redoing the mount. Pics are up in my personal locker, in the "New crossmember" folder.

In these pics the exhaust was dropped so I could do some work on the shift linkage, but you get the idea. At the same time I put in an STi tranny mount, and the surface rust isn't a problem either, now

Just thought I'd post this in case someone needs some ideas; basically this negates the need for an old Legacy crossmember to get things to fit properly.

This guy's web site is at http://www.paulscages.com/

'Later!

mohrds · #2 03-11-2004, 03:29 PM

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Originally posted by alex_umn
When I first installed the six speed I had some clearence issues with the transmission crossmember I had welded up for the old five speed, which looked like http://x94-161-10.micro.umn.edu/svx/...s/Image13.html

After looking around for someone in the area who knew what he was doing, I finally took my car to a local roll cage and custom fab guy a couple of months ago. He did a great job redoing the mount. Pics are up in my personal locker, in the "New crossmember" folder.

In these pics the exhaust was dropped so I could do some work on the shift linkage, but you get the idea. At the same time I put in an STi tranny mount, and the surface rust isn't a problem either, now

Just thought I'd post this in case someone needs some ideas; basically this negates the need for an old Legacy crossmember to get things to fit properly.

This guy's web site is at http://www.paulscages.com/

'Later!

Nice job!

You just gave me a great idea for my crossmember issue. Thanks!

I looked in your locker, wher did you get your shifter knob?? It looks like it matches the interior color perfectly.

Doug

alex_umn · #3 03-12-2004, 07:04 AM

Cool

now I just wish I knew how to weld...maybe this summer I'll take a class or something.

As for the shift knob, if you're referring to the old five speed one, I think it's from a '99 Impreza RS; the six speed knob is from a 2002 JDM WRX STi (which is where all of the other stuff came from)...

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Originally posted by mohrds

Nice job!

You just gave me a great idea for my crossmember issue. Thanks!

I looked in your locker, wher did you get your shifter knob?? It looks like it matches the interior color perfectly.

Doug

87f383 · #4 03-12-2004, 07:45 AM

Where did you source your JDM parts from? I can't seem to find anything...

mohrds · #5 03-12-2004, 08:42 AM

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Originally posted by alex_umn
Cool now I just wish I knew how to weld...maybe this summer I'll take a class or something.

As for the shift knob, if you're referring to the old five speed one, I think it's from a '99 Impreza RS; the six speed knob is from a 2002 JDM WRX STi (which is where all of the other stuff came from)...

I was referring to the five speed. I like the gray leather wrap.

Subafreak · #6 03-12-2004, 05:27 PM

Your six speed cross member is like the one I built for my 5 speed, except I ran a piece of roll cage tubing across the rear subframe brackets instead of using the factory brace. looks good thoe.

As for that old 5 speed mount, bla, no wonder it had issues.

See mine! Kinda

GreenMarine · #7 03-12-2004, 10:01 PM

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Originally posted by Subafreak
Your six speed cross member is like the one I built for my 5 speed, except I ran a piece of roll cage tubing across the rear subframe brackets instead of using the factory brace. looks good thoe.

As for that old 5 speed mount, bla, no wonder it had issues.

See mine! Kinda

Hey man, could I follow you home from Reading and get ya to make me one like yours

alex_umn · #8 03-13-2004, 08:02 AM

Yeah the old one was um...words don't really do it justice

It was sorta slapped together by a local truck frame welding guy, who was used to working with larger expanses of steel, I guess. The old pics from that day are at http://160.94.161.10/svx/crossmember/ if anyone wants to see an SVX on five foot jackstands...

I got my parts just looking on nasioc.com; you have to wait a bit sometimes since things aren't often in stock, but it as worked pretty well for me in the past...

Subafreak · #9 03-14-2004, 05:20 PM

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Originally posted by GreenMarineSVX

Hey man, could I follow you home from Reading and get ya to make me one like yours

Yeah...

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#10 03-18-2004, 07:29 PM

Hey subafreak

do you have any specs on the crossmember
I'm in the designing stage for mine, love the simplicity of yours.
anything will help

Subafreak · #11 03-18-2004, 09:28 PM

Specs !? Thats funny.

not really, I can try to describe it but thats hard to do, and the only pic I have of it dosn't really show it well. Basicly it's alot like Alex's but instead of the bars running to the stock cross bar, they run to a peice of roll cage tubing that is welded to the subframe brackets.

I don't know if that helps at all, but if I had a spare SVX for a jig I could make more of them. The best part of it is that you don't have to weld or drill holes in the body.

alex_umn · #12 03-19-2004, 07:27 AM

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Originally posted by Subafreak
The best part of it is that you don't have to weld or drill holes in the body.

Amen to that!

strange179 · #13 03-19-2004, 08:28 AM

I wish I'd thought to do it the way you guys did it. I really didn't like the idea of having to weld to the subframe/body. Besides the fact that I'd never welded before.

I would have still had to weld the shifter support bracket to the body but that was a much smaller and not structural weld. Ah well, live and learn.

Jay

wawazat?? · #14 03-19-2004, 07:51 PM

Alex, your new mount is a beautiful thing!

Jay

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Originally posted by strange179
I wish I'd thought to do it the way you guys did it. I really didn't like the idea of having to weld to the subframe/body. Besides the fact that I'd never welded before. I would have still had to weld the shifter support bracket to the body but that was a much smaller and not structural weld. Ah well, live and learn.

Jay

this statement scares me

#15 03-19-2004, 08:00 PM

Hi again

I suppose this will make more sense to me when I get rid of that
darndable auto and get the manual one sort of in to see how everything comes together

This is the thread I have been waiting for....xmembers suck

thanks for the explaination Subafreak...it does help

alex_umn I would love to see your SVX to get ideas