If you do it yourself you can cut a washer or a piece of plate the same thickness as your mid plate on a lathe the same dia as your converter pilot and plug weld it in. And add some flat ground washers the same thickness to your converter bolts.
But be very careful, that metal on the converter is not very thick. I made up all the parts and burned a hole thought he converter welding it. I assumed it was thicker.
So, sent it off to PTC for them to fix, sat there for over a week before they opened it up. I asked for a removable one like TCI sells but got a welded washer when I paid for a removable one. Sent it back, they put a removable one it BUT.... welded the washers to the converter, Now if I want to take the mid plate out I have to deal with that.
And anyway the converter did not pull up to the flexplate without a .120 washer and with that washer I did not have a 1/8" front to back movement. So I did not trust it on my new engine , afraid of wiping out the thrust bearing.
So the TCI that I bought with a removable ring is in the car for the rest of the year. Sick of dealing with it. I will sort it out after the season.
But the PTC was a great converter. Just wish I could feel good about using it.
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