also there is a cobra steel bellhousing with both tranny bolt patterns. i came
across one when i was doing my 6 bolt conversion. it is steel and very heavy
but "safe". if anyone is interested i think i can have a friend in hawaii find
the owner but he wanted a big chunk of change for it.
Chris Now in texas.
>Just to sort out the "yes they did" and "no they didn't"
>issue. There were 2 questions asked (three if you include
>materials).
>
>1) Did Ford make a bell housing that would mate with the five
>bolt and the 6 bolt block with no modifications or adapters.
>(Re-read this - it is discussing the block end of the bell
>housing)
>
>Answer - NO.
>
>2) Did Ford make a 6 bolt bell housing that would mate with
>both a early 4 bolt transmission (Tiger MkI, IA).
>
>Answer - YES, sort-of. The bell housing had two sets of 4
>hole bolt patterns, backed by reinforcing material, that would
>accept either transmission - EXCEPT, the central hole that the
>cast iron transmission nose bearing support fits is larger.
>This requires the older 4 bolt to have this inexpensive
>slightly larger diameter nose bearing support casting
>installed. Easy job.
>
>The hard job is locating one of those bell housings, They
>were only made during the transition years, between '63 and
>'65, although it is rumored that they were not aluminum, but
>cast iron form the truck line. I do not know if this is so,
>or if they made them in both materials. Poor photographs are
>available to show they existed, but answer none of the other
>questions.
>
>3) Unasked Question: "Is there anything else that can be
>done?"
>
>Yes. Many have taken the newer wide 4 bolt pattern aluminum
>housings (or cast iron) and welded like material "backing
>pieces" inside the bell housing at the points where the
>narrower 4 bolts pattern wants to go. The back end is then
>carefully drilled and tapped to the older pattern. This
>allows one to build what they cannot find. This is a job for
>professionals, so pay the price for a good job. BTW: You
>will STILL need that wider nose piece, as above.
>
>
>Steve
>
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