Melting_pistons
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Melting_pistons 2.0 build thread
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We also made the decision to put a mid plate in the truck. Fleece makes a nice looking one. You have to machine the adapter plate 1/4” to make up for the thickness of the plate, machine the dowels deeper, then also make new dowels. We did this and started working on the install tonight.
To make sure everything was aligned we sat the motor back in the factory mounts and put a trans case/crossmember in to verify fitment. It seems like the midplate was cut about 1/2” off from being centered, because we had to trim about that much off of the drivers side, leaving a gap on the passenger side. With that being the case, we made the decision to make it a bolt in midplate instead of welded.
To make sure everything was aligned we sat the motor back in the factory mounts and put a trans case/crossmember in to verify fitment. It seems like the midplate was cut about 1/2” off from being centered, because we had to trim about that much off of the drivers side, leaving a gap on the passenger side. With that being the case, we made the decision to make it a bolt in midplate instead of welded.
