Originally Posted by Tex_50613 (Post 3799134)

ok I have a dumb question then, I'v had 3 square body chevy's (83, 79, 76) with the NP205 , SM465 combo and not a one of them had that mount, was it a option or had all 3 of my trucks had that pulled off for some reason?

Originally Posted by kyoung (Post 3799151)

Did they mount right to the frame?

Originally Posted by binford (Post 8752183)

Chevy stopped using that mount as it was cracking the transmission bell housing on the automatics.

They came up with a rod that bolted into the holes on the side of the 205 and the other end bolted to the back of the block where the bell housing bolts too, to create a triangle to keep the 205 square to the back of the engine when under heavy load.

You need to hold the engine in two locations and the transmissinon and transfer case in a third position. A 3 legged chair always sits flat having the same pressure on each leg. Adding a mount to the side creates stresses that breaks stuff.

https://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/atta...upport-rod.jpg

Originally Posted by sweetk30 (Post 8752550)

goes in a bellhousing bolt hole . there is a bolt / stud in that place and the bar goes on the stud part and a flange nut secures the bar to the bolt/stud unit .