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| | | | Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 219 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 219 | Hello,
I have a 283 and an sm420 in my 59 Apache. I scored a floor starter from another 59 truck over the weekend. Is there a bell housing that will mate a 283 and an sm420 and still allow the floor starter assembly to mount to it?
The truck I got it from had a 235 and a 3 on the tree. Will that bell housing for on my application? I have heard that the bell housing for the 6s and 8s are interchangeable but have never tried it myself.
Any info is appreciated,
Thank you
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,764 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,764 | There is no way I'm aware of to make the stomp starter work on a V8. The 216/235/261 6 cylinder bellhousing is totally different from the V8. The 2nd-generation sixes, 194/230/250/292 and the 151 4-cylinder have the same bellhousing bolt pattern as the V8's, but by the mid-1960's they had stopped using the stomp starter on anything.
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,097 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,097 | You could pick up an electric stomp starter switch to use with your V-8 starter. They were found on Willys military vehicles, some Studebakers, and others. Run a wire from the ignition switch through the floor starter switch as you would any starter button.
They look like a dimmer switch however, not as cool as the factory GM stomp starter. Or you could just make a dummy one growing out of the floor using the stomp starter parts.
Fred
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| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | Leon on this forum built one using a tractor start switch and a Stovebolt floor button. Pretty slick I thought. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 219 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 219 | Thanks gents,
I have what remains of the 6cyl start on my truck (push button moved to dash and on/off key). I would prefer the floor start but I may leave well enough alone just for now. If I can find a secondary bell housing I may try my hand at modding it to accept the floor start. If that ever happens (and if it is a success) I will make an update to the thread. Thanks again for the info and ideas. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,362 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,362 | If you want floor start, you simply need a nice inline 6, 235 or 261. All V8's were electrically actuated only.
Not saying that with a bunch of fab work that it will not be possible though.
What you could do, is fab a bracket that mounts to the existing bellhouse to engine bolt locations use washers to space it and longer bolts etc., it would allow to use or mimic the 6 cylinder bracket. And do what cletis said.
No need to mod or ruin the good factory truck bellhousing.
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