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Jun 19, 2002 | 08:43 PM

thatdude

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From: McPherson, Ks

simple bellhousing question....

This may be a begginers question but EXACTLY what bolt patterns are the same as a 352? from what year to what year and all that...........

Thanks in advanse for your help

Jun 19, 2002 | 09:36 PM

Ratsmoker

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simple bellhousing question....

All FE and FT blocks have the same bolt pattern. No other engine produced by ford shares the pattern.

Jun 19, 2002 | 09:41 PM

dinosaurfan

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simple bellhousing question....

uh, Rat, the MEL series ( 383,430,462 ) use the same bell pattern as the FE & FT. DF

Jun 19, 2002 | 10:31 PM

Ratsmoker

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simple bellhousing question....

Did not know that DF thanks. Anyways no popular engines share it. I have never seen an MEL engine in person only in pictures.

Jun 20, 2002 | 10:20 AM

karlsd

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simple bellhousing question....

Curt, in case you're not clear based on the above, the answer is that the 332, 352, 360, 390, 406, 410, 427 and 428 (all "FE" series engines), as produced from the late 50s through 1976, all had the same engine-to-bellhousing bolt pattern. In addition, the FT engines (produced through the late 70s, at least) had the same pattern, so you can use a tranny off a FT engine on a 352 FE. The FT came in quite a few displacements, but the most common are the 361 and 391.

Jun 20, 2002 | 09:16 PM

thatdude

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simple bellhousing question....

Thank you, that answers my question.

Jul 6, 2002 | 06:39 PM

PetesPonies

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simple bellhousing question....

keep in mind, the truck bellhousings are 7/16 deeper than a car bellhousing. This is good in a way because you can fit a large clutch in a truck bellhousing because the angle is different. To do the same in a car bellhousing, you must use a Cobra Jet or 390GT bellhousing which has the extra hump in it. The truck bellhousing does not need the hump. I have a 69 F100 with a 428 /4 speed toploader.