Your solution looks very professional and expen$ive. I am assuming you would need to make/ have made, the fasteners. I would think it would be easier to get fully threaded studs with the overall length you need, and use something like an ARP 12pt nut to retain the timing cover to the block. Then, plunge mill the motor plate just deep enough to fit over the small nuts.


"use it 'till it breaks, replace as needed"