80's A998/A999 into Early A

Torque converter shell is only stamped sheet metal. This reminded me of another point.
Beware of flex plate thickness versus converter attachment. If the bolts are a tad too long and the flex plate and/or nut block on the converter are too thin, the end of the bolt can dimple the sheet metal shell behind the nut blocks. The dimples can ruin a torque converter. There is very little clearance between its internal parts.

That's correct. You never want the bolts to bottom out in the converter pads