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Re: 1959 Flywheel / Clutch / V8 conversion
You need a 168 tooth ring gear flywheel for that Vortec engine. That is if you run the starter designed for that bellhousing that bolts to the bellhousing.
Clutch I'd go with the diameter that the flywheel uses (11 I think) and use the correct throw out bearing to get it to work. (correct length) Disk has to match the input shaft on the trans.
To use a stater that bolts to the block you may have to trim part of the bellhousing off on the outside corner where the starter bolts to it. Common practice 40 years ago when putting a later engine in a rig with the cast iron V8 bellhousing and using the starter that bolts to the block.
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