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Old 11-25-2019, 04:20 PM   #3
typerr
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Re: Bell housing question

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Originally Posted by Mantruck View Post
I have a 1969 C10 that we are switching from Inline 6 to V8. I had a question on the manual tranny bell housing.

Do I need the bell housing with the rear mount pads? I have seen aluminum bell housings that do not have that mounting surface.

The tranny is a Saginaw 4 speed out of my friend's 1969 Camaro.

Thanks ahead of time for your help!

war
If you already have the factory crossmember under the bellhousing you could run a rear mount bellhousing with the 4-speed. That is how a manual V-8 truck would have come in 1969.

If you do not already have that crossmember, I would pick up an aluminum bellhousing and install a generic transmission crossmember under the tailhousing of the 4-speed.
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