Richard:
This was one of the very first mods I did to my '66 back around 1996. So, I
don't remember the details. But, Max has most of them down. I did not
change driveshaft. And, it served me fine through 10 years of daily driving
with occasional races. Same shaft is likely in the car today & it is a
dedicated racecar.
Modification to trans cover is minimal. See attached images. A small notch
in rear of opening & a bent chrome bezel screwed into new holes over a new
carpet did the trick.
The one additional problem I encountered was when I installed the
high-performance Fab-Tek engine with a roller-bearing throwout. It burned
up within 700 miles because the t.o. arm is 1/4" different early to late
bell housing. Changed arm & went back to carbon bearing and all was well.
Image attached for you along with other pertinent ones.
I too went to an o/d unit. An additional mod to the trans was to install
MGC gears. A cheap alternative to true close-ratio gears. The "C" gears
are about mid-way in ratio between stock "B" & the very pricey c.r. gears.
Norm Sippel
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Trans cover.JPG]
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Trans Tunnel.JPG]
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