Well you rock, and unfortunately this won't help your situation but the million bolts on the "torque converter" were the key...
I have no idea what you're going to need to do short of dropping the crank out of the 302 or taking a torch to the back of it to get the trans separated.
For me, a quick trip to harbor freight for a knuckle for my impact and boom, apart. Not nearly as much fluid in there as there should have been, probably owing to the absolute crime scene of an oil spill on the driveway from the back of the trans dipping down during removal. I'm going to need to power wash like crazy to make this driveway normal again...
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