SBC 350 to 200-4R

Street Sweeper22

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I finally got my SBC 350 in the car and I got the transmission bolted to it. I went to bolt the torque converter to the flywheel and there is a 1/4 inch gap. It doesn’t seem right. Any ideas?
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Happens all the time. Add a couple of washers to take up most of the space.
 
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Perhaps if you take a gander at these two videos.... this might actually shed some light on what direction to take.


 
Perhaps if you take a gander at these two videos.... this might actually shed some light on what direction to take.


I took a gander at those two videos and they sure did shed some light. Thank you for sharing those. I would have messed that transmission up for sure without them.
 
I have two 1/16" washers in-between my converter and flex plate. Works for me. A bit annoying to assemble but works.
 
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I guess it depends on the engine/trans/torque converter combination.

Back in the mid 90s, i had a '75 chevelle with a built 355sbc mated to a th350, used a 12" TCI saturday night special torque converter and a 168tooth SFI flexplate, had very little gap in between, bolted directly together, no issues for 13yrs.
 
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I have two 1/16" washers in-between my converter and flex plate. Works for me. A bit annoying to assemble but works.
Do you know where to find the u nut that fits a 15mm bolt? I can’t seem to find them anywhere. I can find the ones that fit a 10mm everywhere. In the picture it’s the one on the left.
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