Personally I ran the aluminum flywheel with the direct drive (no damper springs ) for 27 years with 600ish hp so did it cause any problems IDN. The difference between a flywheel and a flex plate is just that. As the transmission pump makes pressure you can get thrust from that forward. so if...
So in an attempt to consolidate projects and make room it was time to finish the bed project for my 49 truck.
I wont narrate every picture but I started with making inner fender wells that mimicked the shape of outer fender I had bought steel and bent the bed sides when I was working at Wyotech...