To make a long story short, I am swapping my engine and have just realized that my "new" sbc 350 crank does not have a hole drilled in it for a pilot bushing. Instead it just has a large shallow hole in the end. According to my brief research I have found that they machined the cranks this way on engines that were paired with powerglide transmissions. From my understanding there ARE places that manufacture a large bushing that I can press into the back and mount my t5 transmission up just as I had done on the old engine but I am afraid to buy the wrong part.
Does anyone have any experience or advice they can share about this? Here is a picture of what I am dealing with and a link to what I think may be my solution?
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MCL-8617
http://www.show-cars.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=6817
Does anyone have any experience or advice they can share about this? Here is a picture of what I am dealing with and a link to what I think may be my solution?
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/MCL-8617
http://www.show-cars.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=6817