6 bolt flexplate vs 8 bolt

[turboking]

I am putting together a new short block . I got a forged crank from ebay. It uses 6 bolts instead or 8. I purchased a 6 bolt flexplate from ebay. Guess what, the six bolt flex is larger than the 8bolt flex(in diameter). Also the the 6 bolt only uses 3 bolts to hold the converter(while the 8 bolt, uses 4 bolts ). Did i box myself into a corner?. Is there a year model i can use that has 6 bolt and 4 converter bolt openings

Carl

[tryingbe]

Are you sure you got a forge crank?

All factory forge crank is 8 bolts.

[supercrackerbox]

The 6 bolt crank, flywheel, and 3-bolt torque converter would all be '85 and older parts. The forged cranks weren't available until '87.

[rare_ram]

The torque conveter to tranny lug will be different too.

[TopDollar69]

It's probably one of those 2.0L forged cranks. For some strange reason they are all six bolt units. I know some people say you can redrill the six bolt flywheel to work on a 4 bolt converter, or you you can swap the pump and converter for an 85 down unit. Either way you need to re-examine that crankshaft to see what it is for sure. The diameter should be the same though between 6 and 8 bolt flexplates.

[turbovanman²]

or you you can swap the pump and converter for an 85 down unit.

Yep, PITA,

[turboking]

Yes it is a 2.0 forged crank. The center hole diameter is the same(fitting over the crank flange ) for both flexplates. After pulling out the last three hairs on my head, I decided the redrill the latter flexplate(from 8 to 6 ). I figured i would only have to redrill 4 holes, two of the existing holes are already there. The bolt diameter is also larger on the 6 bolt crank. After i redrill the the 8 bolt flexplate to 6 . i am going to cut down the 6 bolt flywheel and use this over the other redrilled flexplate.