Well, the weather didn't cooperate for a picture, but I didn't get as far as I planned anyway...

I have a question for anyone who can answer it. I have assembled a bunch of cars over the years, but always dealt with small-blocks and, if I wasn't using a manual transmission, I generally used Turbo 350 and 400s. The torque converters, with some manipulation, always slipped into the trans deep enough that the trans then bolted up easily to the engine and the torque converter spun easily until It was pulled forward maybe 1/8 inch and was bolted to the flex plate. My question is, does a 700R-4 fit the same way? When I go to bolt the trans to the engine the center snout on the torque converter fits into the recess in the back of the crankshaft and, when I tighten the bell housing bolts to the block, the torque converter seems to be tight. Do I have something wrong here? The trans seems to go together with the block normally, but the TC won't spin easily.

I'm trying to avoid having to pull the trans out later after I have the body on the chassis, so I want to address this issue now.