Z-Bar to frame issue

Deemo said

Don't feel bad. Mine broke on the plate that pushed the rod to the shift fork. I ripped my tranny out, was in a hurry and got lazy, and tried to be a man and lift it out by myself. Broke my finger when it slammed down on the ground on it. Needless to say clutch was mint. Tore out the zbar to find it broken. Mine doesn't have that plate that yalls has. Mine has three bolts through the inner fender. Just make a new plate bigger than that and weld her up.

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Deemo,
Ironic, that same exact thing is what I am going through! I thought the pressure plate was bad, and replaced the clutch which of course was fine. Only to find out later my z bar looked EXACTLY like your broken one. Tough lesson.
Now I ordered a 64-66 small block A body one z bar from Classic Industries. Eyeballed it and it looked right. Went to put it in this morning...Nope. The new one is 7.5" and mine is 7". It is the original out of a '65 Dart GT 273/4spd (I have a '66).
Back to shopping around to try to find a new one that is the right length. Where did you get yours?

My setup does not have that plate either - only three bolts through the fender that screw into the bracket that rests (not welded) on the inner fender.