I was advising buying new as compared to a re-man due to the high failure rate of recent re-man parts. The parts store I mentioned is an independent long time business, hopefully with some old school knowledge behind the counter. Is there a different brand that you recommend?

1957 Chevrolet 5700 LCF 283 SM420 2 speed rear, 1955 IH 300U T/A, 1978 Corvette 350 auto, 1978 Yamaha DT175, 1999 Harley Davidson Softail Fat Boy