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Re: [Tigers] overdrive toploaders (more)

To: "Thomas Witt" <atwittsend@verizon.net>, <tigers@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] overdrive toploaders (more)
From: "spook01" <spook01@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:19:58 -0500
lakewood had a bell housing that works with both.  and, you get to keep your 
feet if the clutch blows.
Best,
Ray

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Witt" <atwittsend@verizon.net>
To: <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] overdrive toploaders (more)


> Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
>
>>>>I wonder what kind of weight savings you get with the aluminum case?<<<
>
> I think if you run the aluminum case it has the wide mounting ears only. 
> And if you are running a 260 or early 289 the stock bellhousing (5 bolt) 
> will only accept the narrow ears.  Thus, you need to find a special 
> unibolt (5/6 bolt) bellhousing that is only available in cast iron (?).
> It could leaves you with the option of either and aluminum case and a cast 
> iron bellhousing, or a cast iron case and an aluminum bellhousing. If you 
> run a later 289 or a 302 it shouldn't be a problem.
> My understand is that the gears are all swappable between any case.
>
> Going from memory here so please correct if needed.
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