About 3 years ago, one dealer in Florida listed a new tranny panel for about $240 - most likely a good bit higher now.

The tranny panel on my wrecked 87 was split in half across it's width when I first got the car, drilled and held together with tystraps. I used some short flat strips of thin sheet metal on both sides and some machine screws and nuts to bolt the two halves back together, and sealed up the seam with some J B Weld putty.

Perhaps if yours isn't busted into multiple separate pieces, you might be able to do a similar repair. After all, unless the car is up on a lift being serviced, who's going to see the panel anyway? As long as it can be made to perform it's intended function.

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Mitchell Oates
Mooresville, NC
'87 300D 212K miles
'87 300D 151K miles - R.I.P. 12/08
'05 Jeep Liberty CRD 67K miles
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