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The felt washer is a seal as the bar and engine side pivot will be moving with engine movement and the frame mount will not.

Does the z bar move OK ... if so either leave it as is or

1 - Move drive train to gain a bit of clearance - you have everything loose... Board and jack under the oil pan to pick up some of the wt and pry on the drivers side frame mount a little bit.... see if it moves easy

OR

2 - cut of grind [ then de-bur ] the end of the bar to get clearance

Stanglovers looks pretty tight too

 
Stanglovers looks pretty tight too
 Don, I know, but the frame mounts are factory, so are the engine mounts. Only the tailstock mount is repo, so it is possible the tail is off line a bit. This is something on the "check list" for spring when I reinstall the rear axle, springs and I'm also going to get the driveshaft balanced with new Timkin U joints. It is possible the drive line is off and that might cause the fit at the Z bar to be tight. I honestly don't remember what the clearance, if any, was before I pulled the drivetrain back in 2012.

I don't have any problem with clutch activation as it is.

Geoff.

 
Stanglovers looks pretty tight too
 Don, I know, but the frame mounts are factory, so are the engine mounts. Only the tailstock mount is repo, so it is possible the tail is off line a bit. This is something on the "check list" for spring when I reinstall the rear axle, springs and I'm also going to get the driveshaft balanced with new Timkin U joints. It is possible the drive line is off and that might cause the fit at the Z bar to be tight. I honestly don't remember what the clearance, if any, was before I pulled the drivetrain back in 2012.

I don't have any problem with clutch activation as it is.

Geoff.
Geoff, not saying anything is wrong with yours... Just pointing out to him you don't need / want a ton of clearance.

The engine lifts up on WOT and then there might be too much clearance

 
Stanglovers looks pretty tight too
 Don, I know, but the frame mounts are factory, so are the engine mounts. Only the tailstock mount is repo, so it is possible the tail is off line a bit. This is something on the "check list" for spring when I reinstall the rear axle, springs and I'm also going to get the driveshaft balanced with new Timkin U joints. It is possible the drive line is off and that might cause the fit at the Z bar to be tight. I honestly don't remember what the clearance, if any, was before I pulled the drivetrain back in 2012.

I don't have any problem with clutch activation as it is.

Geoff.
Geoff, not saying anything is wrong with yours... Just pointing out to him you don't need / want a ton of clearance.

The engine lifts up on WOT and then there might be too much clearance
 Don, yes I agree. Mine has never been a problem, or at least that I've noticed.

 Even if my tailstock is out a fraction, it won't make very much difference at the Z bar mount position. It's just something I want to check when I reinstall the rear axle. However, if a tailstock mount were to be out by a 1/4" or more, then it might have some effect on clearance I would think. Personally I don't think he has a problem to worry about unless the Z bar sticks. I would cut that felt down to about 1/4" thick though, which is about what mine was.

Geoff.

 
Before you get carried away is the motor and trans centered now or close to center  Does to sit level ?

They are standard 65-72 motor mounts , probably import so the rubber sticking out on one more than the other wouldn't surprise me.

One another note you were looking for some power steering parts tube and bracket I think

Let me know if any of these are what you need

I found two different locator brackets 


Wow!  Do I spy 4 S-tubes on that Ram Air hood?  

kcmash

 
It's been so long and I don't remember if it's possible to install the transmission crossmember backwards.
I finally got the z bar fitment sorted out. It was an error on my part. I'm embarrassed to tell you that when we installed the engine and transmission I re-installed the crossmember from the C6 transmission. The crossmembeer installed o.k., but held the tail shaft of the transmission up too high, causing the z bar to bind.

Realizing what I had done, I installed the correct crossmember. The Z bar now rotates freely.

Thanks to everyone who replied.

 
It's been so long and I don't remember if it's possible to install the transmission crossmember backwards.
I finally got the z bar fitment sorted out. It was an error on my part. I'm embarrassed to tell you that when we installed the engine and transmission I re-installed the crossmember from the C6 transmission. The crossmembeer installed o.k., but held the tail shaft of the transmission up too high, causing the z bar to bind.

Realizing what I had done, I installed the correct crossmember. The Z bar now rotates freely.

Thanks to everyone who replied.
 That's wonderful news! 

Don't feel embarrassed, we , me especially, have made some pretty dumb mistakes in the past and likely in the future too. It's just the way it is and we only learn from our mistakes.

Geoff.

 
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