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RE: Bellhousings

To: "'John Clark'" <clarkjc@stny.rr.com>
Subject: RE: Bellhousings
From: "Frank Marrone" <itswonderful@attbi.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 22:32:12 -0700
John,  I thought the Lakewood will not fit without tunnel mods (this is
out for me).  I guess we'll see what the list says about this.

Frank
B9471116


> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Clark [mailto:clarkjc@stny.rr.com] 
> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 10:29 PM
> To: Frank Marrone
> Cc: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Bellhousings
> 
> 
> Frank,
> 
> Check out the Lakewood catalog, pages 5 and 6:
> 
> http://www.mrgasket.com/pdf/lakewood.pdf
> 
> - John
> 
> At 10:07 PM 08/26/2002 -0700, you wrote:
> >I'm looking at modifying a 6-bolt bellhousing to take my 
> narrow pattern 
> >toploader.  I'm figuring on starting with a 6-bolt aluminum 
> housing for 
> >the wider pattern and building bosses to be fitted with 
> thread inserts. 
> >I'm also figuring I might have to swap the bearing retainer on the 
> >transmission for the larger version if that is what the 6-bolt 
> >bellhousings require.
> >
> >Is there an easier way? I want to stay with the early 
> toploader case. 
> >Does a 6-bolt bellhousing with the proper transmission 
> pattern exist? 
> >I've heard that it does and that there are some with the 
> bosses already 
> >in place (but not drilled) but I've not been able to find 
> one.  I know 
> >the cast iron ones (6-bolt, bosses in place but not drilled 
> for narrow
> >transmission) are fairly plentiful but I would like to stay with the 
> >aluminum.
> >
> >Frank
> >B9471116

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