Adapt Chevy Transmission onto Hudson Motor

Ken U-Tx said:

This setup is virtually identical to the Spring setup. Utilizes the stickshift wet clutch flywheel drilled and tapped concentric for the torque converter. Problem is the stickshift ring gear is NOT beveled on the front side for the Hydramatic or mini starters. This can and does lead to damage to the ring and pinion gears teeth. You can dress the front of the ring gear teeth with a Dremel, but it is slow and tedious work. Another issue I  have had with this is the 1/2" thick spacer that goes between the starter and the rear plate is only piloted by the two studs or bolts. On Danny Barnett's car, the holes for the studs were bigger than the studs and the weight of the starter while you are trying to hold it up in place while tightening the nuts or bolts can allow it to sit down and inwards too far, allowing the pinion to either hit the ring gear without engaging, or to bind on the ring gear. The original rear support plate had an 82.5mm hole for the starter that was a snug fit to hold the starter pinion the correct radial distance from the ring gear for proper quiet gear mesh.