Flywheel questions...

...relocating the fricken starter pocket??

Certainly not an absolute necessity in most cases. I wasn't suggesting to relocate it in any kind of a "micky mouse" manor, either. If I get it done, I expect it to be fully welded in, might as well have been cast that way then.

And my situation doesn't exactly the match the OP situation as I'd like to keep the 130T flywheel that is already match balanced to my 360, and I don't want to have to rebuild my exhaust. I was only suggesting it here because based on Buschi's posts, I didn't think a 143T flywheel was available for the 3G Hemi, which doesn't sound like the case any longer.

And I'm pretty sure my R154 transmission cost lest than your bellhousing, so in some ways a little rework might actually be cost effective. But we covered that ground with Ryan's Duster on the yahoo group, so I will drop it.