1978 Mustang II

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Robert Swartz

Work (for the time being) is ongoing on my Mustang II. Hopefully get the front brakes done and long studs on the front wheels. Got the intake finished, cleaned up and painted. Also got my two barrel carburetor (it's a 1.08, even marked on the side, pretty easy to police) finished.

Also my Bluestreak converter was delivered Saturday morning. Had opened the garage earlier in the morning. Went back into the house for a cup of coffee. Came back out and stumbled over the box. Didn't expect a UPS delivery on Sat morning.

May not be yet ready for prime time. Want to get it to a state that I can haul it to a track.

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..