Well my housing won't work. I measured and my son measured too the 8 1/4 is 47 1/2 in -/+ from the pin to pin under the car. My 8 3/4 Housing is only around 44 in -/+ So for now the 8 1/4 stays.
Yesterday we hit 109...all time record for June...Today was much cooler 103...I do not even want to know how hot it was in my shop...
Glad to see you are making progress.
Back to work got a job I got to finish up a car tonight when it cools off a tad...
Martin