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I need to buy a flexplate and hub to attach my Mopar-GM Wilcap adapter plate (on my 265) to a GM 2004R trans. The Wilcap aluminum adapter plate came free with a 218 motor I bought a few years ago. According to the phone message, the company is now called Transmission Adapters but they are still using the Wilcap web pages. They are based in Wisconsin, and when I call day or night, I get "We are experiencing high call volume and sales orders. Leave a message and send an email and we'll get back to you" I've not received a call back or email response in a month of trying. Anyone have recent experience with these guys? Also is anyone else making an auto trans adapter for our flatties? If I didn't already own the GM 2004R, I'd just try to find a TorqueFlite and be done with it!
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So I've started working on my next project - a '52 Plymouth Suburban. It's in remarkable shape except for some small rust-through spots under the accelerator pedal. My plan is to use a working P20 218 I recently purchased for $300 (local Craigslist), mated to a TH200-4R automatic overdrive transmission (also Craigslist). The guy I bought the motor from had it set up that way on a '50 Plymouth wagon, using a Wilcap Adapter, which came with the engine, and said it ran great. He felt that he wanted more power, so he pulled it and replaced it with a SBC. The 200-4R is an overdrive tranny and from my measurements, I don't think I'll need to modify the firewall. I will need to add a support for the rear of the tranny, however. In order to get the most hp/torque out of the 218, I plan to run the 2bbl carb NiftyFifty recently posted about, with spilt exhaust and electronic ignition. I also plan to shave the head, and I've been told I could boost the compression ratio even more by using a thinner head gasket. In looking on ePay, and the usual vendors, thickness is rarely if ever listed. I haven't found a gasket reference chart to compare. How can I find a thinner gasket, and is it really worth the trouble?
