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Tx Firefighter · 01-01-2013, 08:13 AM

When doing this swap, I always use one of these...

http://www.classicparts.com/1963-84-.../#.UOLSiazm7f0

It screws into the hole on the block. The z-bar slides onto it. I have seen one block in the past that had a flat spot where the pivot ball hole should be and i had to drill and tap it. This was a late model block though. All of the early ones I have ever seen had the hole already there and tapped for the ball to screw in to.

01-01-2013, 08:13 AM	#3
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: swapping I6 to V8...what about the clutch bracket? When doing this swap, I always use one of these... http://www.classicparts.com/1963-84-.../#.UOLSiazm7f0 It screws into the hole on the block. The z-bar slides onto it. I have seen one block in the past that had a flat spot where the pivot ball hole should be and i had to drill and tap it. This was a late model block though. All of the early ones I have ever seen had the hole already there and tapped for the ball to screw in to.