I run a lock up converter. I'd have to dig back into the tune to check my flags, its been some months since I've messed with it since the engine is hurt.
Sounds like a cool project, I hope you can make some headway on it. I don't have any real advice for the trans swap though.
Also, the willies would be great, I have a 63 willies truck with the flathead six, my mountain truck, love it!
They are great to work with, used them extensively in the shop on brake systems and such. easy to flare, no rot. They should be fine with gas,diesel, not sure about e85 though
Still haven't found the dog bones. Would the 88-88 vin C 3.8 (balance shaft) dobones work? I don't have them in hand. All these threads all thepics are gone.
I hate when stuff like that happens, I did the same on a dirt track engine I was building a few months ago, only caught it last minute, thankfully they were floating pins.