[jhv48]

Anthony, you are reading my mind.

I have ordered a custom 1/8 inch aluminum spacer from Mike Forte to install between the bellhousing and the tranny. It has an opening in the side so you don't have to remove the tranny to install it. Just remove the four bolts and the rear mount and slide the tranny back an inch or so. Then slide the spacer in and turn it to line up with the bolt holes. Thought about going the washer routine, but was afraid that with only four points supporting the trans, I might bend or break something.

So, I have to wait two weeks for the spacer to be made and then will slide it in and report back. I also think that the bushing should have been put in absolutely dry. The high temp bearing grease that was used probably coked in the first hundred miles and is now causing the drag.