Mine is like the engine builder from New York, Bill Mitchell. No kin that I know of or that he would claim. It is a little funny sometimes, when I order items. "No, not that Bill Mitchell".
I saw that you are from Columbus,OH, so do you run at National Trail Raceway? That was the 1st dragstrip that I ran a car on. That was in 1982 and I had a 68 Chevelle.
Good luck with the transmission.
Bill Mitchell