Sorry Nitro - your eyes and sanity are fine (from our perspective). I never mentioned the tranny since it started as a converter swap from a 4000 stall to a 2800. I acquired a '69 Nova drag car that has a Powerglide with an input shaft that allows torque converters from a TH350 or TH400. Not sure why this was done (other than maybe the converters are less expensive), but I'm learning more and more about what it takes to convert a drag car to a "streetable" pro-street version every time I work on it. For instance, I found out this weekend that it has solid motor mounts AND a solid tranny mount. Provides a nice, comfortable ride...

I still have the Powerglide input shaft and the first 8.5" 5000 stall converter in a box on the garage floor. Can't imagine needing that for any street use. The previous owner thought that installing a 4000 stall would make it more streetable. Go figure.

Thanks again everyone...