i am also considering the swap, 68 torino gt fb 351w 4 spd. i'd like to keep the 4 spd. greg, how did you work out the clutch linkage? i really don't want to cut the car so it can be restored to orginal in the future. also, i understand the crites swap kit contains block plates and mounts. are these ford production items or some custom pieces manufactured by crites? also, does this swap requires a short water pump? how about hood clearance? if i went with stamped steel rocker covers is there clearance for the master cylinder? looking for big block power to terrorize the kids in the neighborhood.