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11-25-2019, 02:29 PM
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Location: San Diego, CA
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Bell housing question
I have a 1969 C10 that we are switching from Inline 6 to V8. I had a question on the manual tranny bell housing.
Do I need the bell housing with the rear mount pads? I have seen aluminum bell housings that do not have that mounting surface. The tranny is a Saginaw 4 speed out of my friend's 1969 Camaro. Thanks ahead of time for your help! war |
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11-25-2019, 03:08 PM
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Location: Vero Beach FL
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Re: Bell housing question
No, the only ones I have seen use those were on my 56 210
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11-25-2019, 04:20 PM
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Re: Bell housing question
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If you do not already have that crossmember, I would pick up an aluminum bellhousing and install a generic transmission crossmember under the tailhousing of the 4-speed. |
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11-25-2019, 04:55 PM
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Re: Bell housing question
I stand corrected.
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11-25-2019, 05:33 PM
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Re: Bell housing question
Thank you for the info. Bone stock truck with crossmember. So I will source a bell housing with the mount.
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11-25-2019, 05:35 PM
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Re: Bell housing question
I have a Lakewood on my 56 with the mounts
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11-26-2019, 01:28 AM
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Re: Bell housing question
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If you are going to use the bell housing trans mounts the cross member for the bell housing mounts are different for the I6 and V8. LockDoc
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11-26-2019, 07:28 AM
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Re: Bell housing question
Here are a few more pictures of the 6 vs 8 manual trans cross member . I did this conversion on my 67 short bed frame to mount the 350 v8 in the correct position .
 the V8 cross member is on the left with picture of the V8 engine perches . changing cross members with the cab on the frame is tough . You can drop a small block in using most of the 6 parts and a lot of guys do to avoid all the extra work and a bunch of new parts to do a correct 6 to V8 conversion install .
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11-26-2019, 08:28 AM
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Re: Bell housing question
If I were swapping an L6 truck to small block I would keep it in the 6 cylinder position. That should give a better weight balance to the truck and also allow for a shorter driveshaft if going one piece.
On top of that it is a lot less work than removing rivets and finding donor parts. As mentioned above, it would appear different than a factory optioned V8 truck.
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