The reason that the Lakewood does not line up in a stock car is because it was designed to use their motor mounts...their old motor mounts lift the front of the engine by 3/4”. I have installed two of them, and one engine had the old Lakewood solid motor mounts.

I used Andy’s (AR Engineering) front motorplate, and shim the motorplate by 1/2”, and both the ‘68 Superbee and my ‘69 GTX are right on the money for z-bar installation!!!

I called Lakewood, and they told me that the Bell was designed many years ago, and my experience did not surprise them.

I would rather have a mechanical clutch linkage because I have had problems with Hydraulic TB in the past...they either leak or blow out.

My 2 cents.

Mark