That might work. Do the seal ends need to be glued together? Also it looks like your seal retainer would need to be a 2 piece affair, secured to the block and the main cap separately. That flywheel flange on the crank sure makes this harder than putting a full circle seal on a Chevy. I did that on my 216 when I put the 235 crank in it.
Yes, the retainer will have to be two piece. The instruction only say to orient the split in the seal towards the top but no mention of sealing the ends.
It would definitely be much nicer if it didn't have the flywheel flange.
