Can I use a 67 904 on a 72 225 or is the crankshaft register hole size a problem?

I'm not following this . I'm dense sometimes I think I want to do this same thing but I'll ask it better . I have a 71 slant 6 ( a230 on it stock ) I have a 1968 904 we'd like to throw in it.

Is that the option of needing the spacer ?
What year converter and flex plate needed ?

Is this just not possible ?
It "can work" since later engines have a larger register hole than the torque converter snout of early 904's. But, I don't recall exactly when that changed. I recall between 1967 and 68 model years, and perhaps that year varied between slant-six and small-blocks. Since your transmission is on the borderline, best to verify once you get things apart (everyone should). If your transmission does have the smaller snout (unlikely), you can slide an adapter ring over it to match your engine. Charrlie_S here sold one to me, so see if he still stocks them or can make them. You can't just install a later torque converter since they also changed the #splines on the input shaft, though there are ways to Frankenstein that.

Another possible kink is that your engine was made for a stick-shift transmission and those crank holes can vary. I think they are the same diameter, but just deeper to fit the throw-out bearing, in which case the torque converter snout should fit. But, I've never dealt with a stick-shift, only read stuff here, so don't quote me and google, or hope someone smarter answers.