quote:It never occurred to me that someone would have the motor plates, all of them appear to be welded to the frame. Sounds like you ran Jeff out of those...
They are riveted, not welded.
You can get away with using the dummy bracket if you enlarge the pivot hole slightly. The truck will be just a tiny bit out of place. No clearance issues are created. Most folks wouldn't notice, but a few might.
I've converted dummy chassis to power several times and have done it both ways. My source of power brackets are junk chassis.
It's easy to convert the dummy chassis. Just swap that bracket, knock out the filler plate from the battery hole, and tap a few holes for the correct size screws. The holes are already drilled.
