Bubba's recycling project

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Well, I got in a hurry and forgot to check the flywheel size before bolting every thing together. Trying to beat the rainstorm. The manual 3 speed has a starter that bolts to the bell housing and uses a 168 tooth flywheel/clutch. The starter off a V-8 with a staggered bolt pattern also uses a 168 tooth flex plate. BUT when you change to the starter with the bolts straight across which is what is required on the Inline 6 and a TH 350-- now you need the 153 tooth flexplate. Oops .. Well ,this is a Pioneer #FRA 112 at the local parts house.
It took the 3rd counterman to able to help me. I hate hearing "sorry I do not know what to do now" when it does not have A/C and the year and model are not in the computer. Poor kid did not believe me that some chevy parts DO interchange regardless if the computer does not list them. Good parts countermen are disappearing.
So the transmission comes back out when the rain stops. Better hurry cuz it is supposed to snow on Friday.