I was wanting a different looking clutch guard, and here's what I came up with. Started with a Power Products 1000 recoil housing and added the round plate to the outside. I fabbed some brackets...hated them, so I figured to harness 22.88HP of pure Briggs bliss, a plate would be in order. It will help reduce flex and give me a solid mounting point. All this was done with a hammer and a screwdriver (and a few other tools!). If you can think it, you can do it!
Here's the plate
and here it is mounted to the engine
...and with the new clutch cover installed
Here's the plate
and here it is mounted to the engine
...and with the new clutch cover installed