lgh1157

Hi, i'm new to this board, i have been lurking for a while and have got some great info on here. I recently picked up a '68 302 and im about to get a AOD tranny, what i wanted to know was what flexplate should i use ?
Will my starter off the '68 work with the flexplate off the '88 thunderbird ?
There is a flexplate on the engine now - will that one work ?

Thanks in advance for the help guys and gals

L

AliasBlur

>>Hi, i'm new to this board

Welcome to the forums!

I recently replaced the drive train in my 67 with a 302-based motor and an AOD trans. Click this link to see all of the gory details.

>>what i wanted to know was what flexplate should i use ?

You will need a 164-tooth, 28 oz flexplate since you have an early 302 motor.

>>Will my starter off the '68 work with the flexplate off the '88 thunderbird ?

Your starter from the 68 will work, provided that you have a blockplate. The blockplate properly indexes the starter to the flexplate.

However, you will not be able to use the flexplate from the T-bird. Reason being that its motor was using a 50-oz flexplate where you need a flexplate that is 28 oz.

>>There is a flexplate on the engine now - will that one work ?

Sadly, no. While the flexplate on your 68 IS 28 oz, it has only 157 teeth. That is about 7 teeth short of what you need. 8)

Here is another link to an article written by a guy who did this swap into a 1971
Mustang convertible. Not quite apples to apples, but should provide you with many an insight into your future endeavor.

Oh, almost forgot: you're also going to need a crossmember. You can get one here:

AOD Crossmember

HTH,

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rmodel65

go to the parts store and ask for a 1971-1973 351 cleveland flywheel for an fmx trans it is what ur looking for 164tooth and 28oz balance