Thread: Un-streetrodding a 34 tudor

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Jim, you got the overall shape of the bracket pretty close to the pic I sent you (saw your clear plexi mock up), but that one was almost twice as thick for material (using my calibrated eyeball). It didn't flex. With the thickness of the bracket you made it probably would benefit from additional support/triangulation, particularly with those long spacers from the block necessary to accommodate the pump spacers.

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Jim, you got the overall shape of the bracket pretty close to the pic I sent you (saw your clear plexi mock up), but that one was almost twice as thick for material (using my calibrated eyeball). It didn't flex. With the thickness of the bracket you made it probably would benefit from additional support/triangulation, particularly with those long spacers from the block necessary to accommodate the pump spacers.

Bob how thick was your bracket? Mine is 1/4" thick. Don't get me wrong I could definitely bend and or break it if I wanted too but I pushed against it pretty good and at 5-10 and damn near 400 pounds it didn't move. I honestly don't think I have to have the belt quite that tight. Again I'm no engineer so I could be wrong. With the amount of time it took me to make this bracket I'd hate to have to make a second one. I don't have a CNC mill or even a rotary table. That bracket was all made by hand. I drilled holes all around the basic shape then used a 4-1/2" angle grinder with a 120 grit flap wheel to get it close then Filed it to perfection (or as close as I dare come) then sand paper 120 all the way down to 1500 then simichrome polish. Like most things on my car; they look like purchased items till you really look at them and realize "Hey powermaster didn't make a polished aluminum bracket like that". I know...but I did.