Here is the driver side bracket. This one presented a more challenging situation to design a means of supporting this side of the engine as the bracket was in midair with nothing closeby. To provide proper support to the engine and not get involved in esoteric solutions, we went with strong iron! A 1&1/8" plate will be inserted in the gap that you see. It will be anchored by the same four bolts that will be securing the crossmember that was removed and attaches to the verticle plate on the left. The plate will then extend back to where the engine support bracket is which will then be welded to the plate. The crossmember has been redesigned to allow for the plate and to go under instead of in front of the engine. That will keep the area at the face of the engine open and free for radiator mounting designs.
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