CLYDE;THE WELL WORN VETERAN 262 V8 IS OUT,,,
I WILL PUT IT IN SHORT FORM;ON WASHING UP THE GREASY 30+STARTER I NOTICED A MODIFICATION THAT HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON THE STARTERS NOSE PIECE,,,,,
I WAS WRONG!!!! THE WALL WAS MISSING A CHUNK,,. IT HAD BEEN DROPPED IN A PREVEOUS, INSTALATION OR BROKEN BY A OBJECT ROCK PICKED UP BY THE FLYWHEEL????THE DUST COVER UNDER THE TRANS WAS STIIL THERE BUT A SLIT WAS OPENED IN THE SHEET MEDAL AND GRAVEL IN BOTTOM WAS FOUND,,,,
THE STARTER WORKED PERFECT,,, BUT TO BE ON SAFE SIDE I NOW HAVE A BLOCK WITH TWO HOLE PATTERN'S AND A STARTER OUT OF A PART'S BLAZER WITH THE FLYWHEEL TO MATCH WITH THE NEW ENGINE 350 CI,,,, PLANS ARE EVENTUALY TO INSTALL A 700/4 R WITH THE UPGRADE I WILL KEEP EVERY THING ELSE TILL LATER,,,THE HOLLOW CROSS MEMBER UNDER THE MOTOR HAD P-GRAVEL PACKED IN THE HOLLOW SPACE,,,,I WAS OUT WASHING WITH THE PRESSURE WASHER AND GONE TO THE PARTSTORE WHEN I CAME BACK TO CHECK THE POST FOR ANY POINTER'S,,,, MY MIRRAGE WITH A 4 SPEED IS ON HOLD TILL I GET THIS OUT OF THE WAY,,, AND I WILL GET THE BUG TO ASK FOR SOME HELP ON SIMILLAR UPGRADE'S LIKE YOUR'S,, THANK'S FOR ASKING AND YOUR HELP ;MIKE