Mid plate mounting

Coffee&Cars said

I too used the Comp, Eng. mid-plate withe spacer with it "same thickness as the mid-plate". The problem "IMO" it makes the flex plate bolts to short and these are .500 long bolts. And to compound the problem these are "slim headed" bolts! Normal headed bolts are to thick and interfere. Solution> I bought Pontiac flex plate bolts. their length is perfect. "Grind the bolt heads down to the slim type head bolt.

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I dont know much about the pontiac motors. What engines are we talking about that you got flexplate bolts for? 389? 455? or some other motors i dont know about?

Also, What about the Flywheel bolts?
They are 7/8" long. Would that be too long and stick out the front side of crank flange- no problem there, unless it hits the block.

The ARP bolts look to maybe have an unthreaded shank under the head-would that pose a problem with the flexplate and spacer, or just pass through?
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