Ended up with 0.155 of converter clearance with the 1/4" midplate plus an .065 shim. New converter uses 7/16-20 converter bolts, ARP says 55 ft-lb, I say no way. I couldn't get past 40 safely.

Whole album: https://goo.gl/photos/FRnJnnHHfBxTfFbK8

 

Your driveshaft requires a center support bearing? Is it really that long??

 

The 5 speed trucks used a 2 piece, most others are 1 piece (there's a couple rough exclusions), so thankfully at least the crossmember is there.

Eighty-Three and one-quarter inches....... Take this and add 2" for the width of the carrier and 1/2" for how far the splines stick out past the seal.

 

Driveshaft is in the middle of construction, currently working on exhaust.

Album is still growing: https://goo.gl/photos/FRnJnnHHfBxTfFbK8

 

Picked up the balancer from Reher-Morrison. Now I have an idea on where to start.

Driveshaft shipped today and will arrive tomorrow from Driveshaft Specialist in San Antonio.

Pulled the valvebody out of the old trans to steal the sensors to be dummy loads.

 

found a transmission issue. Park pawl lever/push rod isn't operating correctly.

 

Put an ATI rooster Comb and Sonnax pushrod in the park assembly and it's still not right. Think it's a shifter issue though. Emailed Altronics to see what Fred has to say. Converter dead-stalls to 3000 on the dot and flash stalls to around 33-3500.

 

Need to order another set of BBK 1118 O2 sensor harness extensions. They're only 12", use one for the right front and extend one to 3 feet for the other rear sensor...still need to have exhaust made though. That will make the 5 O2 sensor codes go away, leaving the 4 transmission codes. I stole the sensors/solenoids from the 42RE to plug into the harness and zip-tie to the frame rail, which along with some tuning magic, should make all the codes go away (0720 is the only concerning one).

P0031 - Not listed in FSM (O2 heater?)
P0743 - Torque Converter Clutch Solenoid/ Trans Relay Circuits
P0753 - Trans 3-4 Shift Sol/Trans Relay Circuits
P0051 - Not listed in FSM (O2 heater?)
P0132 - 1/1 O2 Sensor Shorted To Voltage
P0152 - 2/1 O2 Sensor Shorted To Voltage
P0138 - 1/2 O2 Sensor Shorted To Voltage
P0720 - Low Output Spd Sensor RPM Above 15 mph
P1763 - Governor Pressure Sensor Volts Too Hi

 

If you are going to do custom tuning, why not just program the a/t stuff right out?

 

That's the plan. If it doesn't work, plan B is finding/ordering a 2000+ 3.9/5 speed computer. But hoping this will work at least to pass inspection, since I'll already be needing a 2000+ 5.2/5 speed PCM for the V8 swap.