early a body /6 to 440?

It would be a first for me hearing it too. The only think I've heard regarding the transmission tunnel involves using the 727 behind the big block. That requires the pinch weld in the transmission tunnel to be flattened. Anything further I have nether seen nor heard about. The transmission tunnel supposedly requires nothing for use with a manual transmission behind a big block. All that said, no two of these cars were made the same, so I am sure a modification might be required on one that will not on another. Just do like I am going to. Once I get all of the parts, I am going to go for the install and "just do" whatever I need to to get the job done. Too many people always want to know every little stinkin detail before they jump because they're scared. It's impossible to give every detail because every car is a little different. When I do finally get ready to do mine, rest assured, I will take tons of pictures.

I hear ya. On my 66, I didn't even need to flatten the pinch weld to make room for the BB 727. The only reason I did (along with raising a portion of the trans tunnel) was to make room for a scatter shield/trans blanket. It really is crazy how different all of these cars are from one another - compared to today's standards.