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#28503 06/19/2004 1:42 AM | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 127 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 127 | Haven't posted much lately but I am back to work on my truck and I need some real stovebolt expertise here!
Anyone out there put a later model bellhousing on a 41-46 chassis crossmember?
My 41 has the nice flat level mounts on the bellhousing but since I am upgrading to a '73 Saginaw 4spd I have to switch to the later bellhousing. I have a bellhousing from a 54 that will work (thanks OldSub!) but it has the angled mounting surfaces and the big funky mounting pads.
Should I:
A. make some kind of adapter?
B. build a new crossmember to use the original mounts?
C. make a new crossmember and use some other type of mounts?
D. chop up an original crossmember from a 54/similar? | | |
#28504 06/21/2004 10:24 PM | Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 127 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 127 | bueller? nobody?
oh well yesterday I just decided to cut the stock cross member out and am making a new one.
I drove out to Buffalo Ent. today to get some front end stuff done and learned that a 47-53 x-member would have worked on my stock crossmember! (did not know that) The good news is by swapping out to a 54 and later style housing I can switch to any of the later bellhousings and I may want to throw in a 250/292 anyway. | | |
#28505 06/22/2004 8:38 PM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | How about a '50-53 bellhousing? Mine is flat, unlike the '54- up.
Oops, too late, sorry.
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#28506 06/23/2004 10:00 PM | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 | I've ran the Saginaw and now T-5 behind my stock 46 bell housing using an adaptor plate. Heard Buffalo has them (see his ad on inliners.org site) or you can bolt right up a 51 pickup bell housing which the saginaw will bolt to, used same 41 mounts on the sides. | | |
#28507 07/01/2004 3:06 AM | Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 153 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 153 | oops sorry
I posted my bellhousing question on the wrong post. Please look at the post on the cluth and disc for my question about the trans and bellhousing dilema.
Geez...what a rookie.
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