John, we mocked up an 8BA block standing on its nose, the bellhousing and a
chevy four speed and aligned everything with the input shaft to the tranny
centered on the crank. With this all in place, we then transferred the 8BA
holes to the Lakewood. We were amazed that they all fit on the bellhousing
flange. Also marked the outside of 8BA block flange on the bellhousing
flange. Drilled the holes, plasma cut on the dotted line to eliminate extra
bellhousing flange and presto. Like I said we ran this for five years in
the dragster (11.9 @109 with 283" 8BA on alcohol) with no problems. If I
were a street rodder using a late flathead I wouldn't hesitate to go this
way. You know, I don't think I have ever seen this as a tech tip in any
rodder magazine. Hope Dick jumps on ArdunDoug's offer if he wants to go
this way, righteous price for one all done. Guy on Cape Cod who bought my
dragster is supposed to turn my cardboard template into a milar one so I can
roll it in a tube and share it with others.
regards, John
-----Original Message-----
From: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
To: John Linville <bellytk@nh.ultranet.com>; land-speed@autox.team.net
<land-speed@autox.team.net>; Dick Jurkowski <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: Progress on roadster
>John
>
>This is a neat idea, but how do you center the input shaft while
>transferring the bolt pattern?
>
>John Beckett
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: John Linville <bellytk@nh.ultranet.com>
>To: land-speed@autox.team.net <land-speed@autox.team.net>; Dick Jurkowski
><lsr_man@yahoo.com>
>Date: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 2:15 PM
>Subject: Re: Progress on roadster
>
>
>>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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