I forgot to mention...
The Lakewood bell housing in the e-Bay ad is the same one that is in my
car... It will only fit a 6 bolt block. The rear is drilled for both narrow
and wide pattern trans but the center hole takes the slightly larger
diameter bearing retainer that comes on the wide ratio ( later ). That
retainer is available and is a bolt on to the earlier trans...
A couple of issues with the Lakewood... If you ever install one, I highly
recommend that you dial the trans hole for center and either get the offset
dowels or the weld-on bushing kit to correct it as it will most likely be
off center to the crank !!
The other issue in a Tiger is that the Lakewood is not the same shape as the
stock one which is more or less like a half sphere. The rear top corners of
the Lakewood will contact the Tiger tunnel ! I fixed this the first time
back in '75 by 'stretching' the tunnel some with a hammer :( The Tiger I
have now also has a the same Lakewood and it was modified back in '82 by Rik
Edwards at the Mustang ranch ( no... not THAT one ) . He cut those two
corners off the bell and then welded a flat plate on each side to make the
clearance !
Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Thomas Witt
Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2013 2:05 PM
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Engine Swap
There is this scattershield on Ebay. It is obviously a narrow/wide trans
pattern. On the engine side it has a boatload of bolt holes. Maybe someone
can identify if it is both 5/6 bolt pattern. Which brings me to ask, where
is the "extra" bolt hole anyway? - Tom
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FORD-LAKEWOOD-289-302-351-BLOW-PROOF-BELL-HOUSING-3-
4-SPEED-MANUAL-TRANS-/390714498729?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&ha
sh=item5af8661ea9&vxp=mtr
----- Original Message -----
From: "jim" <jim@island.net>
To: "'Tod Brown'" <todbrown@roadrunner.com>; <tigers@autox.team.net>; "'Andy
Walker'" <awtiger@cox.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2013 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Engine Swap
>I thought the dual pattern bell housings referred to the trans end
>where there are both wide and narrow bolt patterns for the early/late
>toploader...
>
>
> A friend of mine has one...and it will only fit a 6 bolt block
>
>
> Jim
> B382000446
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