Hi, is your flathead an 8BA (49-53)? If so we were able to make a reverse
template off those blocks and transfer the holes to a small block chevy
Lakewood scattershield that we got at a flea market for a few bucks. Once
the new holes are drilled, just grind off the excess and bolt it on your
block. This opens up the whole world of chevy trannys, three, four, five
and six speeds. We are running a Camaro V8 five speed in the Anglia project
with one of these. You can run the chevy throwout bearing and arm. Just
get a piece of oilite turned for a new pilot bearing, this one with a chevy
shaft ID and press it into the flywheel. We ran one of these setups in our
injected flathead dragster for years with no problems. We even converted
the bellhousing to take the stock flathead starter plate and used a standard
49-53 starter. If you need more info, give me a shout.
regards, John
-----Original Message-----
From: Dick Jurkowski <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>; edvs@idt.net <edvs@idt.net>
Cc: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>; Land Speed List
<land-speed@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 9:25 AM
Subject: Re: Progress on roadster
>I was all excited when I picked up an old pickup
>truck for $20 out of a local pasture a couple of
>weeks ago. All I wanted was the transmission to
>use as a rebuild for my roadster. Wouldn't you
>know it, when I finally winched it up out of
>twenty years of cow plops, briar vines and hay,
>it turns out it has a granny four speed in it.
>Oh well. Back on the lookout for a transmission
>to bolt to a flathead. If worse comes to worse,
>I can pull the tranny out of my field truck -
>it's a '49 Ford with a good box.
>
>Busy twistin' wrenches,
>Dick J
>
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