transdapt 4572 adapter plates from summit

[missinganova]

I searched to see if anyone had posted on this before but I didn't see anything.

This is the second time this has happened so I needed to write about it.

I am installing a 5.3 from a Tahoe in a 79 elcamino.

I used the $50.00 set of adapter plates from Transdapt/Summit with the stock clamshells and motor mounts in the stock V8 location.

With the motor mount bolt in on the passenger side the driver side clamshell sat about .750 high from the motor mount. I had to elongate the holes for the motor mount in the crossmember about .500 and the holes in the clamshells lined up on both sides.

Apparently they have never used a set of these plates themselves or in one of their own projects. All they would need to do is make the plates a little wider to relocate the clamshell mounting holes and everything would line up.

Also, it would cost about .25 cents to make these on a laser including material so you think there would be enough margin in there to make them right.

Thanks guys; just venting...

 

[t5montecarlo]

Pictures are worth 1000s of words. Do you have any?

 

[missinganova]

No

I should have but I didn't take time to find my phone and snap a picture. I just grabbed my dremel and made the holes into ovals.

maybe I am overreacting but I know when we sell *hit that doesn't work right it gets shoved up our *ss in a hurry if you know what I mean. Usually they don't even pay for it...

 

[Stangboy]

So you just opened one side up? motor pretty level appearing? Never thought a dremel would do the trick...

 

[388bu]

I had to do the exact same thing! I finally just said screw it, bolted everything to the motor and set it in there where I wanted exactly and scribed holes.

 

[Stangboy]

did you open one or both sides?

 

[littlefranks]

I had to open holes on both sides but i used morroso solids with the edlebrock plates motor sits all the way back to firwall if i had a/c box it would hit for sure.