Quite a few Gremlin drivers use this type of skid to help stiffen the mount area and keep the engine out of the dirt better:



It is just a scrap of PVC with the mount plate bolts through it & the fuse into the mount. The plate distributes the stress of the bolts & mount plate over a wider area of the fuse pipe.

I also use four 1/4-20 nylon bolts to secure the engine mount plate. In an impact, the bolts break away saving the fuse pipe.

HTH,
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