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Kawabuggy · 10-16-2018, 08:21 PM

It will be MUCH easier to find a bell-housing from a 60E and just cut the 12 O'Clock tab off of that, file it, sand it, make it fit closely, then go.

At my shop we do this all the time. We use an old engine block to bolt the bell-housing to while welding so that it does not warp. Doing it this way also ensures that the new piece you are welding on is perfectly flat, or in-line, with the rest of the bell-housing and that it is in perfect alignment with the holes in the engine block. Be sure to weld on BOTH sides-inside, and outside.

10-16-2018, 08:21 PM	#2
Kawabuggy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 16	Re: 4L80E bell housing donor It will be MUCH easier to find a bell-housing from a 60E and just cut the 12 O'Clock tab off of that, file it, sand it, make it fit closely, then go. At my shop we do this all the time. We use an old engine block to bolt the bell-housing to while welding so that it does not warp. Doing it this way also ensures that the new piece you are welding on is perfectly flat, or in-line, with the rest of the bell-housing and that it is in perfect alignment with the holes in the engine block. Be sure to weld on BOTH sides-inside, and outside.