These came off of a 200 I6 with a C4 auto transmission
They go from the bottom of the block to the lowest bolts on the bell housing as below:
I bought some flat bar to make up a pair for my SROD swap.
The block hole centers on both sides are 11.25 inches to the block plate cover at the transmission. The stock ones are made of 1/4" flat bar X 1.5 inches wide. The bent end is about 1.75 inches long at about a 45 degree angled bend of 30 degrees. With the SROD, there's no need to clear the pan. The line of site to the bolts is straight down.
They serve to keep the bottom of the transmission tight to the block. If it was a cast iron bell housing I wouldn't be concerned, but since it is and SROD bell (rarer now and cast aluminum), I figure these brackets will help reduce any abuse. The transmission mounting bolts are onlt above the half way point from the top, so these make sense to me to stop any up/down movement between the tanny and block. We are a pothole city after all.
Anyone else use these?
They go from the bottom of the block to the lowest bolts on the bell housing as below:
I bought some flat bar to make up a pair for my SROD swap.
The block hole centers on both sides are 11.25 inches to the block plate cover at the transmission. The stock ones are made of 1/4" flat bar X 1.5 inches wide. The bent end is about 1.75 inches long at about a 45 degree angled bend of 30 degrees. With the SROD, there's no need to clear the pan. The line of site to the bolts is straight down.
They serve to keep the bottom of the transmission tight to the block. If it was a cast iron bell housing I wouldn't be concerned, but since it is and SROD bell (rarer now and cast aluminum), I figure these brackets will help reduce any abuse. The transmission mounting bolts are onlt above the half way point from the top, so these make sense to me to stop any up/down movement between the tanny and block. We are a pothole city after all.
Anyone else use these?