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Re: Bellhousings

To: "Frank Marrone" <itswonderful@attbi.com>
Subject: Re: Bellhousings
From: John Clark <clarkjc@stny.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 01:29:10 -0400
Frank,

Check out the Lakewood catalog, pages 5 and 6:

http://www.mrgasket.com/pdf/lakewood.pdf

- John

At 10:07 PM 08/26/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>I'm looking at modifying a 6-bolt bellhousing to take my narrow pattern
>toploader.  I'm figuring on starting with a 6-bolt aluminum housing for
>the wider pattern and building bosses to be fitted with thread inserts.
>I'm also figuring I might have to swap the bearing retainer on the
>transmission for the larger version if that is what the 6-bolt
>bellhousings require.
>
>Is there an easier way? I want to stay with the early toploader case.
>Does a 6-bolt bellhousing with the proper transmission pattern exist?
>I've heard that it does and that there are some with the bosses already
>in place (but not drilled) but I've not been able to find one.  I know
>the cast iron ones (6-bolt, bosses in place but not drilled for narrow
>transmission) are fairly plentiful but I would like to stay with the
>aluminum.
>
>Frank
>B9471116

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