Wish me and the Sport luck tomorrow...
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No big deal.I'll swap everything out tomorrow and see how she runs.No worries.I'm not bothered by it at all.Learning experience.I do everything myself except the welding on the exhaust,and the painting.All else is on me,and it's just one of those things.I didn't even think about the torque converter when I did the work.I've thought about it,and I may hold the E303 and install it in the 5.8 next year,or,I may sell it and buy another B cam for the 5.8 and get the right torque converter at that time since I'll be building from scratch with that drivetrain and will be using 30 over pistons with valve reliefs (no more flat tops),and a few other minor performance parts (windage tray,etc.).I'll save my upper intake and valve covers from this engine,but everything else from the engine to the tranny will be replacement parts.
Yes,I did install the 8.8 as well,and I did keep drum brakes.It had the drum brakes when I bought it,and I've never had any trouble stopping the car.I did have to swap the axles and such so I could keep the T-Birds track the way it was.No big deal after I got the parts figured out.It looks really cool under there with the "Rock Crusher" diff.cover.Although you can't see it until you crawl under the car.LOL.
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