Slant six flywheel for manual trans

cudamark said
Since you have both engines, just measure the crank flange diameter to see if they're the same. Check to see if the crank you will be using has been machined for a pilot bushing, or you will either have to machine the pilot hole to the correct diameter, or, get a pilot BEARING that fits in the converter register hole. Both sizes are available once you find out which crank you have. Yes, you need a 4 speed bell housing....one that matches the car, and also the transmission front bearing retainer unless you want to do some machining and clutch linkage work. If you have a clutch rebuilder up there in Sacto, have them build one a bit heavier duty than the stock one....maybe build your old one with more or heavier springs. Don't get too carried away though, or, you'll have to beef up the Z-bar and the rest of the linkage. I'm surprised you find the '64-5 833 transmissions hard to find. I used to have a hard time selling them except to some that just wanted the low gear set in them. When I closed the shop, I think 3-4 of them went over the scales as I couldn't find a buyer. Everyone wanted the slip yoke type.

So the 170 still has the transmission connected to the engine I’ll be taking that apart in the next week and can compare the pilot shaft holes that is. Midnight swinger has a bell housing and won’t be using the Z bar, have to go with a hydraulic clutch of some type headers are in the way. I haven’t really tried to locate a transmission yet so I don’t know if they’re hard to find or not, I just thought they were. Is there a draw back to ball and trunion drive shaft, vers slip yoke? I have the stock shaft from the 63 and the one I got with the 64.