Chava's '58
The process that I used to make the plate was simply placing the .080 stock on the bench and tracing the bolt pattern and center hole directly from the flexplate supplied with the kit. Making the shim plate was costly. I paid $45 for the 6"x6"x.080" piece of material I used. And after I wrecked that one I purchased a second one
The material is thin, kinda like trying to drill a precision hole in a soda can.I was Against Grinding the block and the shim was the only way to go for me. Many others, however have done just as the directions stated with good sucuess. Dry fit the flexplate to the crank see how much is in the way and decide for yourself from there wether to grind or shim. Perhaps you may need a little of both.(on a side note....I dry fit everything several times to make sure I knew How the kit went together before i did a single thing with the block or the shim.)I have pictures from the kit I was supplied that show where the block needs to be ground if you need them for a visual reference. I am watching this thread and the facebook blog so ask as many questions as you need to and I will answer as many as I can. The Knowledgeable members of this site will pick up the slack.
