Been awhile

Sometimes there is extra casting on the bottom of the water pump you can grind off for clearance.

Something positive!!
good point... just frustrated that everything I bought and put together years ago is all wrong. Reckon I got a 7.25" damper. Also found that the threads are done for on the timing cover. So I thought the engine was ready to drop in 10 or more years ago... I was so young and naive!! hahahahahaha