Thread: SBC Flywheel Confusion

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Am taking a reman 305 from a camaro and sticking in a jeep that i am removing a broken 305 from.

Both have 700R4, both ran.

the bad motor is a pre-80 305 block, the reman an 84 or 85 I beleive. Oil pans are slightly different for sure.

The reman has a 14" flywheel, the bad motor a 15". the bellhousings are the same, the flywheel centers are the same.

it appears that the bad motor starter and flywheel will work on the reman motor - although it had a smaller flywheel. I have the motor out and the starter bolted up to check for flywheel clearance/engagement.

So what is different that one has a smaller flywheel - the starters?
The camaro starter (reman motor) is still attached to the car (wires) so i have not had it off to confuse. i mean compare, it with the 'bad' motor starter.

I am building a 68 350 to go into the camaro - will the smaller flywheel work? assuming i keep the same starter...if that is what the diff is.

It's all the same yet completely different...

Thank you for the complete reply. I looked at both starters, and damn boy, you are absolutely right

the 'good' motor is ready to go in. prolly saturday - may get everythiing hooked up and running too.

The only issues to solve...
-the old starter trigger wire on the solenoid - the stud seems disconnected inside the solenoid...
-have a trans cooler to mount and the rad is not original and was not mounted to my liking. don't want to mount cooler to rad - this method has been deemed unsatisfactory in a 4WD environment (i.e. off road)

New tires in teh AM, horn fixed today...have 4 horns from 3 vehicles, only 1 works.

need to 'fix' wiring of aux lights and put dash back together...and get the title back from the state so i can register it.

How long do 'projets' take anyway...need to start a thread or poll on this!