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Originally Posted by Vintage Windmills

Pete,

Wish my chassis was this far! Looking good. Do you have a pic of the bowtie 700R4? Does it look new OEM or is it painted? Tell me more about them, I am considering a 700R4 for my K20 and have also read its most practical to move the engine mounts ahead one set of holes, as you have done.

Jud - I'll get you pics. As far as I know this is a rebuilt 700R4. It is a K case correct for the later model 4wd applications. This came with the aluminum flywheel cover. Believe it or not I glanced at it once - the finish looked like OEM aluminum but I will verify it's not paint. I went with their "level 2" specs: http://www.bowtieoverdrives.com/cata...php?ITEMID=503

The owner of BTO had a 67-72 K20 and did the same swap. He ensured the correct output shaft was added, dialed it in for the model Q-jet I'm using, and got all necessary linkage. He knew exactly what had to be done.

Moving the engine mounts forward was no big deal. I'm not sure how the shroud will shake out with the change. May have to use a shorter 2wd shroud but we'll see. As far as any changes needed for the speedo cable, linkage, etc related to the engine move I'll keep you posted as the build progresses.

Hope this helps!