Hello,
I've painted myself into a corner. I have a mid 1994 Chevy NV4500 that I'm not sure if it's the early or late type transmission. It has the Chevy bellhousing - I also have a breadvan GM adapter plate setup as well.
I have a Dodge CTD flywheel that is about 1/2" larger in diameter (and the ring gear is larger too) than the flexplate the breadvan adapter plate came with, so its pretty obvious this flywheel won't work with the adapter plate. From what I hear, breadvan flywheels are far in between, and I was wondering:
Since the engine is internally balanced (flywheel being neutral), could I simply turn the OD the larger Dodge CTD flywheel so it will use the smaller ring gear from a breadvan setup? I have access to a pretty good machine shop, so doing this would not be a a problem. I'm sure I can get the flywheel rebalanced fairly cheaply too. When one adds the purchase price of a different flywheel, plus shipping, this becomes a very interesting option.
If this is doable, where do I get a ring gear that matches the breadvan setup?
Any thoughts? Thanks,
Mikel
I've painted myself into a corner. I have a mid 1994 Chevy NV4500 that I'm not sure if it's the early or late type transmission. It has the Chevy bellhousing - I also have a breadvan GM adapter plate setup as well.
I have a Dodge CTD flywheel that is about 1/2" larger in diameter (and the ring gear is larger too) than the flexplate the breadvan adapter plate came with, so its pretty obvious this flywheel won't work with the adapter plate. From what I hear, breadvan flywheels are far in between, and I was wondering:
Since the engine is internally balanced (flywheel being neutral), could I simply turn the OD the larger Dodge CTD flywheel so it will use the smaller ring gear from a breadvan setup? I have access to a pretty good machine shop, so doing this would not be a a problem. I'm sure I can get the flywheel rebalanced fairly cheaply too. When one adds the purchase price of a different flywheel, plus shipping, this becomes a very interesting option.
If this is doable, where do I get a ring gear that matches the breadvan setup?
Any thoughts? Thanks,
Mikel