The dual Mopar powerglide pattern isn’t that big of a deal now. ATI and others offer some great products and in seconds you can switch your ATI case to powerglide, small block Mopar, or big block Mopar. If you are building any power you are pushing a stock 50 year old powerglide case so why not build some safety into your race program.
The safety shields for the PG have been around longer then I can remember. I was going to use a stock case PG in my Daytona since it came with the TCI adapter midplate. But a previous owner cut the midplate out around the starter so it had no starter studs. So I had to buy a JW SFI bellhousing and cut the stock bellhousing off the PG.
The builder of the chassis even has a steel band welded around the flexplate area for added protection. But without an SFI tag, it is just added safety; an SFI flexplate shield is still required. (JW meets this)
