Yes, I think I did. I stuffed an 11" HD clutch into the 216 bellhousing. The 261 was out of a '62 suburban with a hydraulic clutch but the pressure plate and clutch fit in the 216 bellhousing just fine with a little parts swapping. It was a tight fit and I had to pick through my parts bin to find a shorter bearing, but it all went in just fine. I don't remember the dimension but it was shorter than the one from the 216. In fact, I think I might have used a different clutch fork, maybe one from a '57 235, but I'm not sure.
Go with the biggest clutch you can get ahold of, 235's may not have much horsepower but they do put out gobs of torque.
Last edited by 4ontheFloor; 02/25/2008 9:41 AM.
