Could someone who has already purchased the Bremar aluminum plate please measure the thickness of the plate and, post the thickness.

Thanks!

i made my own out of 1/8" plate from the pics i saw of theres it looked to be around 1/4" but i figured they made it that thick because of the machined in logo.

Would you mind posting pics of your finished plate?

Thanks for the info!

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Bob

sure i'll take a pic when i get home from work.

I just measured mine, and it is 0.32". But I don't think the thickness is critical, since it only appears to be keeping the gear oil in. Post pics when your plate is done!

I agree it's just a cover plate but I would make it at least 1/4 thick just so it will seal good at the flange. It is probably 8mm or .3144 from bremar.

So, I took the pictures and advice from the members here and went to Everett Steel to see if they had a piece of aluminum in their remnant pile. Luckily, they had a 9 x 11 inch piece of 1/8 inch thick aluminum with someone's sign of "W.W.J.D". I think he would DIY!

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Then, instead of using the poster board I cleaned up the nose cone and traced it directly to the cleaned up piece of aluminum.


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I used these tools to make the plate from a $4.68 piece of aluminum

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Next, i carefully drilled pilot holes in the plate and then chased them with the step drill bits to get the holes close.

I used a bolt to gauge how big the holes would be in the plate so I did not drill too big! For the shifter arm, drilled a hole in the plate then used a carbide drill bit to open up the hole to the traced dimensions.

Then, after all the holes (including the drift pin holes) were finished I used various metal cutting blades in my jigsaw to cut out the plate.

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After I was close to the traced out lines I test fit the plate on the end of the trans.

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It took a bit of feathering with the step drill bits and emery cloth to get every hole aligned properly. But it worked out great!

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I am very pleased with the outcome of this DIY plate!

I had to go out and buy new bolts and hardware for the plate (20mm bolts instead of original 40mm in length) that came to $6.50.

So, instead of forking out $350 or so for the Bremar Kit I spent $11.00 and used 3 cutting wheels for the DIY Coupling.

So, here are the results!

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And the final plate pic with silicone sealant on the trans to make it tight!!!

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I recommend this method to anyone who wants to save $350 for the rest of their Suby project! Especially, coming from a novice like myself!

Cheers,
Nate

Atta boy!!!

Glad to see my method of cutting the diff works.

I made the same aluminum plate from a 3/16" scrap I found in the garbage behind an industrial strip center. If you don't mind a little smell and dirt you can find things as good as gold.