I need to mount everything and check the starter to flex plat fit.

Looks good so far. Nice beefy looking part. Good luck with the project, I'm sure you'll run into a bunch of little things that need to be "adjusted".

Check the depth going into the adapter with the converter, mine only had .030 . I took .100 off
The adapter so the converter had more clearance . I checked it with some play-do

So far I have .032 off center

I will talk to you about this later today.I have no base measurements to go by.

Time for some RobbMC adjustable offset bell housing dowels to correct this
I'm thinking less than .007 total run out like we shoot for on stick shift scatter shields

I think the biggest offset I can get is .015 and to pull the 1's in the engine all I have is some visegrips so I hope that works.Moving the bell .015"I don't think is going to effect the starter much.

.032 off center? - I think you better double check your measurements again - I have never seen one out that far

How are you centering your dial indicator on the Crank??

I didn't.I measured for the low spot and 0 the dial.I still have it set in place to measure today but I am confident it is reading okay in the small steps I am turning it and the angle is small.

Doesn't need centering on the crank

I did check the adapter and flex plate 1st,put on the bell

When I get that far and have the converter I will lay it against the flex plate and check it.Thank youThe I.D. was 1.704

You have account for indicator sag when doing it the way you are. When you are on top it is falling away and when you are on the bottom it is falling toward. It won't be .032 but there is some.

I checked again and the same I just measured more often

TDC is .000 and BDC is .035"

OK - I got you now- divide .035 by 2 and your number is .0175 - a .015 offset dowel will put at .002 which is considered perfect for high RPM - if you get between .05 and .010 you are in the good range for what you are running

You need to do 4 points every 90 degrees so you know what what way it is shifted

Thank you for your insight .I looked at RobMc dowels and will give him a call ty!

So with .014 offset I will have to adjust all the bolt holes on the bell.What say you?

Hey Mike if you need a rock solid dial indicator mount that bolts to the crank flange you can use mine. I had it made strong so I could get my bell dialed in without the indicator moving around. Let me know and I can meet you somewhere and get it to you.
Gus

What a great offer Thank you.I think I am within .003 soI have had enough for now and will move on to getting a converter,driveshaft n yokeThe solid mount sounds interesting if you have a pic?