Cross member & Float-A-Motor question

[JohninKuranda]

As you can see from the first pics, over the course of its life, someone has done a brutal cutting job on the crossmember across the universal joint in my Model A. I am in the process of installing a Float-A-Motor kit and now find that I have nowhere to rest that part of the kit that attached to the universal joint knuckle.

I am in the process of fabricating a bracket to fix this lack. Just so as to check my measurements, is any one able to provide measurements for the width of the lip marked in red in the final photo, as well as the distance from the top of the crossmember to the top of the lip?

Assistance very appreciated

Thanks
John

 

[Keith True]

Are you using those split brake cross shaft sockets on the U-joint cover? My memory is murky on this one,but I almost think I couldn't use the rear mount on the car with those sockets.It was in the mid 70's,and it wasn't my car.It was something I tried to help an old boy out on.I've been running two cars without that rear bracket for many years now.I understand the use for it,but after so many years I kind of surmised that if the car was being treated like an A would have been treated back then,I would have a problem.One car has 54,000 miles with the floaters.Installed them in 1978,and replaced the rubbers once.They need replacing again.

 

[nkaminar]

I have never used the part that attaches to the universal joint knuckle. The Float-A-Motor will work fine with just the two rear mounts.

 

[katy]

Do you really need that missing piece? Try driving the car w/out it.
My '31 CCPU came w/rear Float-A-Motors minus the part that attaches to the U-joint cover. Vehicle runs and handles properly despite the "missing" part(s).