NEWS FLASH....My old friend , He's younger than me , He's 69...Came by this weekend he told me what we did ,( he helped me with my swap ) He said I bought the bell H. C & PP. with the 327 and we bolted it up to the transmission ,After a few thoughts , He is right & I was wrong,Age will do that to a person.... He also said the brake linkage did hit the Manifold...The brake goes 4' to the front...( I checked that this morning )also no pro. with the steering...sorry for the wrong info,...