Re: AMC 6cyl flywheels (more info)

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 TABunsey@xxxxxxx wrote:

> The PRACTICAL answer to your question is NO, you cannot.
> ...
> Bottom line, you could bolt the 1969 flywheel onto the 1982
> crank, but your starter would not mesh with the ring gear.

> But, what is your problem that creates your question?
>    Late style flywheels aren't hard to find.

I know about the bellhousing change...

Here's the whole story: I have a '69 232, a used motor, installed
presently, T14 manual trans, in the '70 Hornet project car.

I go over to Mark Rippe's place, he's got the '63 Classic
wag he's restifying, and found that he's decided to stick a
Rambler 327 in it, freeing up his built '82 258 -- "forged
everything". It's got 6 hours of run time. I bought it after
a bit of delay. It's got a Clifford cam, which I don't really
want. It came from someone's project Jeep so I need a pan too.

Clearly I'll just yank out the old 232 and stick in the 258. I
know I need a bellhousing, but those can be UPS'd, they're light.
Flywheels are heavy, and I'm not likely to find one locally,
and I have two of them laying around (pre-72) one drilled for two
clutch diameters. Didn't think of the ring gear diameter though!

When I yank the 232 out, I'll get to measure side by side,
but I want to get parts collected before I get to do the work,
which might be months at the rate I'm going.

I can't tell if the 1969 T-14 has the same nose (shaft, pattern)
as post-72 manual trans's, I really want to use that T-14 in
this car, I'll be bummed if all that trans install and shifter
linkage work I did was for nothing and I have to get another
transmission.