Re: Housing girdle for 8.75"; yes, or no?
 

Jim,

This little 225 turbo /6 will never see the street.
It's just a hobby/race car.

Would you, or anybody else, for that matter, happen to know what diameter this 170 converter is?

It's still attached to the engine in the car (with the transmission) so, I can't measure it, but I heard it was an 11" converter, just like the rest of them (318/340, etc.)

I'd sure be interested to know.

Guess I'll find out when I pull it out.

Re: Housing girdle for 8.75"; yes, or no?
 

10.75 with a small hub... be careful all the early 225/170 have a small 1.51 pilot hub instead of 1.66 Hub used on most anything else. Check your crank and converter to makes sure compatible..... also spline count changed to 24 around 67/68 as I recall. Hope this helps... early Mopar stuff is confusing.

John Irving

Re: Housing girdle for 8.75"; yes, or no?
 

I have cut open and reworked 6 cylinder convertor and used them small bolt and all on my Super Street and Pro Bracket Cars as heavy as 3500lbs even with small 5/16 Bolts. The 6 cylinder and 318/340 converters are both 10.75
Diameter but 6 cylinder converter cover is totally rounded while others all have a flat area around 3/8 inch on top furthest from ring gear... this is probably more than you ever want to know:):)

BTW: Was not on Drinking Binge as some guessed 12/09 to 2/10.....Major Cancer surgery instead as a lot of people already know .....Would have preferred Drinking Binge for sure.

Re: Housing girdle for 8.75"; yes, or no?
 

John knows his stuff. The hub and spline change was in '67, anything after that is not compatible with the early stuff without a crank change.

JimR

Re: Housing girdle for 8.75"; yes, or no?
 

Bill, I stand corrected, it is the spring pads that get changed NOT the hangers.
I had a "B" body 8-3/4 housing cut down to stock "A" body width added a back
brace and new spring pads, just need to swap housings in the car.

Re: Housing girdle for 8.75"; yes, or no?
 

Jim, the converter will not last! Even in the turbo 4 cylinder broke the stock type converter with regularity. Dynamic makes some good turbo units. Jim

Re: Housing girdle for 8.75"; yes, or no?
 

Thanks to all you guys for the abundance of good advice!!!

I am getting a later (1970) forged crank (with the larger converter pilot hole) and will buy a conveter to match, most likely, from Len Schneider.

I just wanted to save a few pennies on the converter if I could, but as usual, you get what you pay for. I am too old for converter longivity issues... :(

John Irving; my best wishes to you, and prayers, too...

I lived in the SF Bay area from 1980 'til 2004, and had the pleasure of watching your EXCELLENT 340's run many, many times at Div. 7 races over the years. They have been, and are, an inspiration to me!!!

Hang in there.

Re: Housing girdle for 8.75"; yes, or no?
 

Thanks!!