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Tx Firefighter · 01-11-2013, 08:51 PM

The bellhousing issue is going to have to be fixed pretty quickly. When I get the old one removed, you'll see why I'm so anxious to get it out of there. A big block and an SM465 are a lot of iron to hang on one that's cracked so badly.

I looked high and low for a replacement bellhousing but never found one under 225 dollars. So, thanks to Dirty Larry, I figured out what I hope to be another route to take.

This bracket kit from Advance Adapters allows you to use a mechanical linkage type of bellhousing (common as dirt and priced accordingly unlike my stock bellhousing) with a factory GM slave cylinder like my truck has. A call to Summit had it in my hands within 48 hours for about 50 bucks total.

Then, I reached out to a fellow board member buddy to go through his stash and hook me up with a bellhousing. Price was free. He's a good guy that has helped me so many times.

Tomorrow I begin cleaning the bellhousing and repairing any bad threads or whatever it needs to get it ready to install soon.

01-11-2013, 08:51 PM	#65
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Re: The Hillbilly Deluxe dually build The bellhousing issue is going to have to be fixed pretty quickly. When I get the old one removed, you'll see why I'm so anxious to get it out of there. A big block and an SM465 are a lot of iron to hang on one that's cracked so badly. I looked high and low for a replacement bellhousing but never found one under 225 dollars. So, thanks to Dirty Larry, I figured out what I hope to be another route to take. This bracket kit from Advance Adapters allows you to use a mechanical linkage type of bellhousing (common as dirt and priced accordingly unlike my stock bellhousing) with a factory GM slave cylinder like my truck has. A call to Summit had it in my hands within 48 hours for about 50 bucks total. Then, I reached out to a fellow board member buddy to go through his stash and hook me up with a bellhousing. Price was free. He's a good guy that has helped me so many times. Tomorrow I begin cleaning the bellhousing and repairing any bad threads or whatever it needs to get it ready to install soon.