SAE #1 bell for a ford 460 motor

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May 24, 2011 | 03:09 PM

oleman

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SAE #1 bell for a ford 460 motor

I have an Eaton Roadranger RTX 9 speed with a #1 bell that I want to bolt up to a pickup/car FI 460 motor.
Did ford ever make an sae bell adapter of the FI 460 pick/car motor.
Was the 370 gasser motor ever have an sae #1 adapter?
Did the 370 gasser ever offer a big truck xmission?
Was the 370 gasser bell area the same as the FI 460?
Is a 370 gasser worth the effort to repair and use?
Anyone have in useful life information on the 370 gasser?

May 24, 2011 | 05:27 PM

80broncoman

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From: southeren Oh

I think the 370 is the same as a 429/460 back of the block. but I'm not 100% sure.

May 25, 2011 | 07:47 AM

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Pretty sure the 370/429/460 are all the same bellhousing. But might be worth a real physical check.

May 25, 2011 | 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by oleman

--If Ford ever made an adapter, they kept it a secret and no one is selling them on line. "Surplus man" gives us a good picture of a 0 to 1 adapter:

Bell Housing Adapter SAE 0 to SAE 1

Scroll down here for a pic of the "385" series bell pattern as found on the 370:

FordFE Forum Faqs

Closest I got with a search, and the answer is "No":

Phoenix Casting & Machining, Inc. - Transmission Adapters

You are not the first to ask:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...-housings.html

--370 with a "big truck" trans--no, 370s are found in mediums and the transmissions would be NPs and Clarks I'd reckon.

--370 bell same as 460? Yes.

--370 worth fixing? Depends. If you have a 370 equipped truck, and it needs a rebuild, and you don't want to fool with any other conversion, then rebuild it or swap for a reman'd 370.

--370 info--a low power, long life medium duty truck engine.

If that trans is in good condition, it's worth a lot more than a 370.....

May 25, 2011 | 02:22 PM

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85, I'd rep you again, but can't so soon

May 26, 2011 | 04:03 PM

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1983: First year FoMoCo offered the 460 w/a manual trans (F250/350), and with 4WD (F250/350).

No 460's in Passenger Cars after 1978, nor in F100/150's after 1979.