Bell housing question
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Bell housing question
Got a quick question, just pulled a 215 Ford 6 cylinder out of my 52 Ford truck. Well the bell housing off of the 6 cylinder bolt up to a flathead 8. Thanks for any help in advance, Dennis 
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Hey guys, thanks for the answers. I was going to try and sell it but if it doesn't fit the flathead I sure it would be hard to sell. I have put a 327 in the truck with the wilco adapter and I'm using the old heavy duty 3 speed trans. Now I am wanting to update to a Chevy manual transmission. The only thing I am worried about is how to make the clutch setup work. If anyone has any ideas, I all ears. I don't want an automatic, I want to down shift and hear those beautiful pipe sing. So anyone who has done this, let me know what worked for you. Thanks, Dennis
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I know it sounds funny, but you could get the adapter to go from the flathead bell housing to the chevy transmission. Bolt that to the adapter you already have. This would allow you to keep the stock clutch linkage. Take a look here Wilcap & Sharp Flathead Ford V8 Page and here http://www.speedwaymotors.com/chevy-...athead-th.html.
I'd love to have a heavy duty three speed. If you are getting rid of it I may want it depending on cost.
I'd love to have a heavy duty three speed. If you are getting rid of it I may want it depending on cost.
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Although the 215 bell housing won't bolt up to the V8, the flathead V8 bell housing will still bolt up to your trans. They share the same trans bolt pattern.
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You guys are right about using a flathead-type adapter, but it seems like that only addresses the physical bolt-up and the clutch actuation. I can't believe a Saginaw or T10 has the same input shaft length as a T5, or that the front bearing retainer is the same diameter. (It would help to know which GM 4-sp you're looking at?)
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Guys, I am going to pull the adapter all together. I have a 327 and I am going to bolt a Chevy truck four speed or a 5 speed using all chevy parts but I am trying to figure out how I can keep the peddles factory and need to figure out some kind of linkage to work the Chevy clutch set up. That is what i'm hoping to do. I want to get rid of all the adapter parts and go chevy all the way and figure out how to make the stock peddle work the chevy linkage. Thanks again for all the help, Dennis
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Not sure this one would help. Maybe, or perhaps you could adapt based on the design shown:
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