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| RE: There are many that will work. |
| By Gerry Proctor - 02/04/2005 2:42:47 PM; IP 207.133.188.254 |
Only one will be right, but if you're concerned about correct function, peruse this site to id the housings you're looking at: http://www.davidkeetoploaders.com/bellhousingidchart.htm
One type of bellhousing you see a lot of on eBay as being for "your car" are the truck bellhousings. They are 3/8" shorter and will only work with the smallblock toploader's deeper pilot. Unless you want problems, avoid any of the housing with the "reinforcing ribs" that run from the trans face to the top of the housing. They have T, like C5T... in the casting number.
The '64 and earlier housing also require a different pull-type starter Bendix and unless you really want some pain, avoid those.
The correct one for your car would take an 11.5" clutch and these housings can be identified by a hump above the trans mount face. The only difference between the earlier and later C6OA 6394 D housings(the most common casting number) is the fork mount pivot. The earlier housings used a pivot with attaching ears on the ends. The forks was secured by a little wire spring. The later used a flat pivot and was secured by a flat spring on the fork itself. You can change the pivot if you get a housing with the wrong one.
So, what's the wrong one? Well, there isn't one, so to speak. If your fork matches the pivot style then you're good to go. So you either change the fork or change the pivot.
There is no difference in bellhousings between big and small input, wide or close ratios. The housings are functionally the same and work with all bigblock (either FE or 385 series) toploaders. The only thing that is sensitive to the trans is the fork. As you could imagine, the small and big inputs require corresponding forks and release bearings.
Hope that helps some. |
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