yup it looks like the flex plate. my camera sucks down there... but this is what it looks like, the top two arrows
THIS IS NOT A PIC OF MY FLEX PLATE, JUST WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/f...flex_plate.jpg
And just as an update, a very good friend of the family runs his own mechanic business from his house, who is very reputable for years, said he would do my flex plate for me for 450. I think that's pretty fair given the job. He is gonna drop sub frame and do it that way, he said he would have the alignment perfect so I don't have to worry.
