Second Hughes Converter desroyed??!

Are you putting the converters on to the transmission input shaft all the way. If you had to use the bolts to pull the transmission the last 3/4” or so that’s your issue. The other issue you would see if the converter isn’t seated all the way is that you had trouble spinning the converter when trying to line up the bolts.

When ever I installed the converter it moved freely forward and backward when the transmission was bolted to the engine.
I first put the converter in the trans as far as possible, then bolted the trans and engine together, then pulled the converter forward to the flexplate and put the converter bolts in.