Correct. There's nothing in the way of putting the bolts in after it's all shoved together as it gets covered later with the inspection cover. I can't speak to the orientation of the flexplate (because I'm too lazy to go drop my inspection cover), but did this car have a 360 or am I confusing it with another? If so, the converter should have counterweights to accommodate the external balance thing (since the flexplate looks like a neutral balance unit).