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Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone
Glad you got it okay, Rob.
Not glad you posted a picture, because now I have to tell this story LOL
Robert's car is one of the few 302/ C4 combos that come with a smaller bellhousing and flex plate. The converter itself actually is made with the "third" Ford pattern, which is the same as the 4 cylinder converters, except for the larger V8 pilot.
I suggested getting the larger bell and a new flex plate, and doing whatever it takes to make it fit the tunnel...obviously using a Ford tool to do so!
This team had planned on bolting in components one at a time to see if they could build themselves a budget index runner.
They elected to send me a stock 10" V8 converter to use for the cover and mounting studs. I bushed the cover down and extended it to fit, but that does add some weight to the converter.
Normally, I would use an 8" stamping and minimal hardware for this small engine combo.
Now you know the rest of the story..
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LOL, sorry Mark. Hey I'm proud of this new piece. All joking aside, still think going with the Mustang II converter will be the better plan. Now I just need to get my lazy butt out to the garage and get that part in. I'm to the point, I just want to get it done enough to haul it somewhere. See if the old bucket will make it down a track. Treat it like an old street car, see where it's at, make the improvements from there.