Just to be extra clear.... the hydrolic pump will not be involved with the tranny cooler idea whatsoever... It will just come out of tranny, go through lines to the fluid cooler in the bumper, then back.
Anyway, i finished up today, i decided to weld a nut onto my plate then put a bolt to it. I ran into one problem at the end though, i didnt weld my nut on straight! arggg..... when i first welded it, i tacked one side, then the other, just like you are supposed to in order to prevent heat distortion. Well, when i was half way around the nut, i noticed that my second tack weld didnt penetrate the sheet metal at all, i didnt think anything of it at the time.... i was wrong...
Mine looks a lot like yours steve! Now that i now the specs for where i want the pulley in reference to the plate, distance and up and down, back and forth, im toying with the idea of making myself a CNC aluminum one with countersunk screws and all... would anybody be interested in this when i make mine? It will be non profit, ill do it as a favor.
Right now it is cold enough outside i dont need any cooling fans, stays below half way mark no matter how i drive. My fan and fan controller should arrive tomorrrow, ill post up again when install is done. Im pretty excited about the SPAL fan controller, i hope its as good in practice as it is on paper.