What is the purpose of this brace?

[83GMCK2500]

Weird, according to the parts catalogs it is p/n: 343181, it is 6-cyl only, 73-89 (on 250/292), and it is called: SPACER, engine to crossmembers

From GM Partswiki, 73-78: http://www.gmpartswiki.com/getpage?pageid=54702 (bottom of page)
79-84: http://www.gmpartswiki.com/getpage?pageid=100557 (middleish of page)
85-89: http://www.gmpartswiki.com/getpage?pageid=61374 (near bottom of page)

[3drburb]

Originally Posted by 83GMCK2500

Weird, according to the parts catalogs it is p/n: 343181, it is 6-cyl only, 73-89 (on 250/292), and it is called: SPACER, engine to crossmembers

From GM Partswiki, 73-78: http://www.gmpartswiki.com/getpage?pageid=54702 (bottom of page)
79-84: http://www.gmpartswiki.com/getpage?pageid=100557 (middleish of page)
85-89: http://www.gmpartswiki.com/getpage?pageid=61374 (near bottom of page)

Thanks, it's good to have the name of the odd part.
It must have been them overthinking it when they saw the space under the motor.
I had a Bonanza with a six for years and it didn't have one. It must have been remove before I got it.
Thanks