[ZeGermanHam]

Hi all,

I am trying to get to the bottom of what angle the engine & transmission should be positioned at in my '66 GTO and I haven't been able to get a fully complete answer elsewhere.

First a little bit of background... I boxed in my frame, and as a result it became necessary to fabricate "shelves" for the transmission crossmember to sit on top of since it can no longer go inside the frame rails. I'm sure that I'm close to where I need to be, but I just want to confirm the correct angle of the engine & transmission before I proceed with setting my rear end pinion angle and then measuring for a driveshaft.

So, if I jack the car up and level the frame to zero degrees, what should the pitch of the engine & trans be? Somewhere around 3-degrees? A key factor here is that I want to know what the angle of the engine & trans should be relative to the frame, not relative to the ground. If the car is resting on its wheels & tires, the measurement will be affected by the springs & suspension.