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Mark Yacavone · 11-07-2013, 04:04 PM

Thanks Billy,
Hopefully you have inspired a few people to "do it yourself" ,and join the fun here.
The converter experience you had reminded me to point this out...You don't have to spend $800 + to get started.
Case in point:
I had a reader here from NM contact me about a 245 mm converter he bought at a swap meet for $50.
It was nothing fancy...just a starting point. I was able to raise the stall up considerably , swap out the stator, and spot weld all the non - furnace brazed fins for a couple of hundred bucks... It would work well for a 302 ,C4 Ford project to get it under the index.
Look around, ask around..See what's out there...I don't charge anything to cut a converter open and have a look.

11-07-2013, 04:04 PM	#305
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,815 Likes: 2,904 Liked 5,121 Times in 1,952 Posts	Re: Under the index for under a grand! Thanks Billy, Hopefully you have inspired a few people to "do it yourself" ,and join the fun here. The converter experience you had reminded me to point this out...You don't have to spend $800 + to get started. Case in point: I had a reader here from NM contact me about a 245 mm converter he bought at a swap meet for $50. It was nothing fancy...just a starting point. I was able to raise the stall up considerably , swap out the stator, and spot weld all the non - furnace brazed fins for a couple of hundred bucks... It would work well for a 302 ,C4 Ford project to get it under the index. Look around, ask around..See what's out there...I don't charge anything to cut a converter open and have a look. __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers