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I've decided to take out the 261 which will be for sale sometime in Nov. A friend of mine just took out a 305, mild cam, 4 barrel with just 20,000 miles on it out of his 53 chev sedan delivery and GAVE it to me. Now the question is I'm keeping the powerglide for now, I know the 305 will bolt on it, but do I need to change the flex plate????????? Thanks Brent

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flex plate for 350 and powerglide should be same





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The Carls agree, unless for some reason the older Powerglide is different.

Is your's iron or aluminum?

-- Edited by Carl Stevenson on Monday 13th of September 2010 08:31:16 PM

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An original 1961 Powerglide would be cast iron. For 1962 the Powerglides behind 327s were aluminum, for 1963 all the remaining Powerglides went aluminum.

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Your car has a castiron powerglide.

You will NOT be able to bolt any V8 parts to it,  you will have to switch out to a newer aluminum powerglide, or a TH350.

You will also need a new flexplate, starter, probably reroute cooler lines, inspection cover, and modify the shift linkage atachment too.


If it were up to me i would dump that old cast glide in the river, they are crap anyway.

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I wondered about that. I don't think I've ever owned an iron Powerglide. Good thing the Guru came to the rescue!

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Thanks guys, but just for the asking, I had a 283 in my 61 pontiac when I went to high school, which was the original motor, would it had to fitted on a cast iron power glide being it was a 61. thanks

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The belhousing area on a cast glide is totally different between the 6 and the 8

that is to say, there is a cast 6cyl glide, and a cast 8cyl glide.

When the aluminum ones came out and the new 6cyls in 1962/63, they were all a standardized bolt pattern between the 6s and 8s

-- Edited by beaumontguru on Tuesday 14th of September 2010 10:08:41 PM

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ok now I know why it won't fit, didn't know there was a cast iron for the 6 and 8. Thanks guru, something else to store in the old brain. Thanks

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THE 6 AND V8 BOTH HAD AN ADAPTER BETWEEN  THE TRANS AND THE ENGINE TO BOLT THEM UP

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Ok guys help me out here, bought an aluminum power glide out of a 67 chev, has the long tail shaft, is there a short tail shaft for this trans, and if so where can I find one or buy one. Thanks Brent

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