Dave1647545494 Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 whats a better material to use aluminum or steel? this question pertains to strength only, I know the aluminum plate will be lighter than the steel one and much easier to cut/drill/machine and... if I have to make one from scratch how do I go about laying it out does it bolt to heads? the block? both? and lastly how does this affect accesory drive mounting in a streetcar? I can run an electric water pump but I need to retain a belt drive power steering pump, ther supercharger drive, and an alternator its an L67/L32 into a 70's A-body thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desperado Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 Well, the midmount plate that is in the truck mounts between the tranny and the engine. as far as front mount, on chevy motors there are mount points in line with the crank that can be drilled and tapped if they haven't been already. If you run a full front plate, it will also use the water pump mount bolts. You will need to make a spacer for the crank pulley the same thickness as the mount plate. That will get everything in line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgbdbn Posted March 15, 2005 Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 Dave, You can come over and look at the plate I have on me and Andrews truck. The front end is still off so its pretty easy to see everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted March 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2005 sweet I forgot you guys were running a plate I'll call yah this week sometime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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