bolt pattern 351c vs 400M

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Aug 1, 2005 | 01:12 PM

lisagoud

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bolt pattern 351c vs 400M

I was always told that the 351Cleveland was the same bell hjousing bolt pattern as the rest of this series.....351M, 400M, 426, and 460...am I right?

Aug 1, 2005 | 04:48 PM

mark a.

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No, a Cleveland uses the small block bolt patern.

Aug 1, 2005 | 05:09 PM

lisagoud

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so I found out today...anyone have access to translate Ford numbers:
I found a auto tranny marked RF-E0AP-7A105-AA which will bolt up to the 351C.
I had wanted to use a much heavier duty tranny numbered:
RF-C8AP-7A105-A.
Can anyone tell me what each tranny is (I know the later is a c-4 1968 series)> Does anyone have a bellhousing for the later that will fit a small block (4 bolt bellhousing)

Aug 1, 2005 | 05:24 PM

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A little info I found here

https://www.ford-trucks.com/article/...ers_Guide.html

And elsewhere on the web indicates that the E0AP unit is either an AOD or AODE.

In the other case, if you indeed have a C4, it should not be hard to find a small-block bellhousing for it. In fact, there is at least one on ebay right now (search "c4 bellhousing").