another v8 conversion Options

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I need a little bit of of info on my v8 conv.

first off I all ready had the radiator and the engine. the engine is a fairly mild 283 maybe putting out 270hp on the high side.

I have a brand new stock 2.0 clutch and pressure plate my question is will that work on the modified flywheel no reason for a real stout clutch if it will just bake the tranny

i'v also seen where some people are using what looks to be like the stock water pump on the front of the engine how do they make that work.

[914GT]

I'm using a modified ETK1 expansion tank, the stock outlet cut off and hole re-threaded to clearance the firewall. It has performed very well over the years keeping air out of the system, a drawback is access to the cap when initial filling but that does not need to be done very often. I only have to check the level in the overflow tank once in a while. If I was to do it over I'd probably go with a different arrangement.

Here is a photo from around 2004-2005 showing the location of the pump and connection to the water header, not completely visible at upper right. It looks about the same today, some of the fittings may have changed when I installed A/C a few years later. Note I'm using a stock Chevy fuel pump, which cannot be done with the usual belt-drive water pump arrangement.

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Guy T.