Originally Posted by BDW
Well that was a F'in nightmare,
Flex plate is a universal deal that fits 3 different configurations, took me forever to find the right orientation......
Crawling under car, try, crawl back out, turn motor using socket..........rinse and repeat.

And there was not enough room to use a torque wrench, so calibrated crank and loctite will have to do.

Thx for all the replies, but unless there's a low profile 1/4" torque wrench / socket combo, its not happening.....





Now spray paint the converter and flex plate by one of the bolts so it’s easy to line up next time. I do this on the floor before installation.


1970 Duster
Edelbrock headed 408
5.984@112.52
422 Indy headed small block
5.982@112.56 mph
9.42@138.27

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