In a message dated 04/21/00 5:06:31 PM, CVaught@Hawaii.rr.com writes:
>Did you find the parts you need? if not I remember a guy out here in Hawaii
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>that had a steel cobra bell housing that had both bolt patterns. I doubt
>it
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>would be cheap though. I cant remember what he wanted for it but I decided
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>against it. I know where he works so I think I can get in touch with him
>if
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>needed.
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>Chris in Hawaii
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>-----Original Message-----
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>From: FrizBMG@aol.com <FrizBMG@aol.com>
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>To: tigers@autox.team.net <tigers@autox.team.net>
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>Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 7:32 PM
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>Subject: Oil Adapter/interchange question-to BOLDLY GO......
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>> Hi Gang
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>> I am installing a 302 into my Tiger . I have learned much more about
>the
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>>subtle nuances of Ford mid sixties clutch/flywheel parts interchange
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>than
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>>I have ever cared to know.
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Hi Chris.
Yes I did find the parts I needed, and I had them as of the writing of that
email.I sent the mail to the list to see what response I would get from
others who had adapted parts to work. Almost all of the Ford people I talked
to said that it wont work-I have to use a big flywheel with the big
bellhousing. Dave at Signature Auto was the ONLY one who said that there was
a way to make it work by using common parts. He could still be wrong because
I am a long way yet from hearing it start or run just yet.
I looked at the Cobra part you mention from Tony Branda in Penn(I save
catalogues from Ford swap meets-they can come in very handy). As a worst case
scenario I was willing to have the bell,blockplate and bearing yoke fed ex-ed
to me and just rape my VISA card. I have confidence enough in what I have to
install it as it is and see what happens before doing anything crazy with my
VISA.
I was curious to see if any other listers were forced to get creative
because the parts they had turned out to be something different than what
they thought.
I got some good advice to my oil filter adapter question .
Thanks everyone
Tony
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