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Finally, to add extra support for the bellhousing I built this bracket to catch 1 more bolt when I built my adaptor. You may be able to simply drill and attach this bolt to the remainder of your extended one.

Many of the Chrysler stick cars also used a brace from the lower part of the bellhousing to the oil pan rail to help prevent flex/cracking of the belhousing. I plan on adding one to my setup just as insurance.

I hope this helps. To me this is pure hotrodding, taking a bunch of parts that were not designed to work together and making it happen. With you doing the machine work yourself, I'm sure you'll beat the price of an adaptor. Most of the parts you have to buy you would need anyway to put a stick in. Additionally, the 833 Chrysler trannys are usually a lot cheaper than the top loader Ford units which is the only stick tranny I'm aware of for the extended bellhousing units.