point taken. I do not have a money tree. This also isn't my first rodeo. Far from it. I made the decision to go with this engine with complete disregard for the transmission. I got the transmission as a freebie with the engine. I knew that it would require concessions to use it, I accepted that and moved on. If anyone has interest in this project they can email me directly--------I will post on it again after all the decisions have been made and the project is completed. That way it can be properly scrutinized. I made the mistake of thinking that people on the forum would be interested in the build from conception to completion. Sorry. Snakeater