Dink, have you been over to read Jack Rice's web page (Medusa)? Not only a top notch installation but also a great job documenting the job (Thanks Jack).
He and I did stuff a little different. The motor mounts for Jack's engine were about 9.5 inches behind the front shock tower (according to...
It could be the info is coming from some confusion. The bolt pattern on the back of the bellhousing where it mates to the transmission is not the same as early muncie style patterns. So you can't take a 4500 and bolt it to an old bellhousing, however, on the front all the bellhousings will bolt...