So I pulled my junk L43 out of my '79 the other day to swap in a W56 and 4.7's. Usually there are 4 large bolts on the top half of the bellhousing. Mine was missing one, and there were no small bolts on the bottom, in fact there are no brackets coming from the engine down to the bellhousing to bolt to. There is nothing to secure the bottom half of the bellhousing and the dust cover to.
The truck has been missing those for who knows how long. How important are they? I have 4 large bolts in the top half now, I think they support most of the engine\bellhousing and the 4 lower ones are mostly for the dustshield? Should I not worry about the other brackets and just put some bolts and nuts through the bellhousing and dustshield to hold it in place?
Thanks!

 

If they were there from the factory, Toyota thought they were important. See if someone from this site has any laying around.
I might, I need to look.

 

if you have some that would be awesome,
thanks

 

I am an idiot when it comes to putting bolts, nuts etc down and losing them. the local dealership has been pretty good price wise on a lot of small parts like that, they might suprise you. They usually can get the stuff down from Seattle with in a day or two...

 

Sorry, no brackets at all.