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Lakewood bellhousings #1254672 06/20/12 10:33 PM 06/20/12 10:33 PM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,180 clarks summit pa 73cuda340 OP super stock
73cuda340 OP super stock Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,180 clarks summit pa	How has everyone found the fit and alignment of the lakewood bellhousings for big blocks to be? I want to get one for my hemi but have heard many stories of them being out of alignment. 1973 Cuda 528 all aluminum Hemi, 4 speed, 3.23 Sure-Grip, (JA5) Silver Frost Metallic 1973 Challenger Rallye 340 1985 W150 Power Ram prospector 1986 Camaro IROC-Z 305 tpi

Re: Lakewood bellhousings [Re: 73cuda340] #1254673 06/20/12 10:45 PM 06/20/12 10:45 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Quote: How has everyone found the fit and alignment of the lakewood bellhousings for big blocks to be? I want to get one for my hemi but have heard many stories of them being out of alignment. Thats what the offset dowel pins are for... you should check it anyways for run out

Re: Lakewood bellhousings [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1254674 06/20/12 10:51 PM 06/20/12 10:51 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 5,618 long island NY A Ari440 master
Ari440 master A Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 5,618 long island NY	Quote: Quote: How has everyone found the fit and alignment of the lakewood bellhousings for big blocks to be? I want to get one for my hemi but have heard many stories of them being out of alignment. Thats what the offset dowel pins are for... you should check it anyways for run out how do you do that ? Im looking for a 4 speed setup on my ROAD RUNNER 1.39 9.85 - 137 mph

Re: Lakewood bellhousings [Re: Ari440] #1254675 06/20/12 10:57 PM 06/20/12 10:57 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Quote: Quote: Quote: How has everyone found the fit and alignment of the lakewood bellhousings for big blocks to be? I want to get one for my hemi but have heard many stories of them being out of alignment. Thats what the offset dowel pins are for... you should check it anyways for run out how do you do that ? Im looking for a 4 speed setup on my ROAD RUNNER Mount a dial indicator on the back of the crank and indicate the inside of the hole for the trans... slowly turn the crank around and see if it has run out... you want like .003 or less if I remember that number right

Re: Lakewood bellhousings [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1254676 06/20/12 11:04 PM 06/20/12 11:04 PM
Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 4,785 Utah and Alaska astjp2 master
astjp2 master Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 4,785 Utah and Alaska	The bore needs to be .008 TIR and the face should be within .006. I got my stock bellhousing to .002 in the bore TIR and .004 on the face. Get Rob MC's alignment dowels, dont mess with stock ones. The stock ones are a real pain to get out. Tim

Re: Lakewood bellhousings [Re: 73cuda340] #1254677 06/20/12 11:23 PM 06/20/12 11:23 PM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 690 New Hampshire, USA O oldiron mopar
oldiron mopar O Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 690 New Hampshire, USA	also, if you are going w/a new bell housing, it will be quicktime. Since lakewood bought quicktime I don't believe they sell the lakewood can anymore. 66 Belvedere Vert, 4 Speed/Jerico, slowly, very slowly, getting faster - NA LD Wedge New New Best: 10.56 @129 68 B'cuda 4 gear Jerico - Another New Best of 9.86 & Trying to slow up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4jDLKwd9Gs

Re: Lakewood bellhousings [Re: oldiron] #1254678 06/20/12 11:32 PM 06/20/12 11:32 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 150 Des Moines, IA CoreyWilson member
CoreyWilson member Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 150 Des Moines, IA	Not sure on the Mopar Quicktime bell, but fwiw, my clutch guy recommended I get a Lakewood asap while there were still some left with the NP435 truck trans pattern so I wouldn't have to drill the pattern in a car bellhousing. He said on the Ford trucks he's worked with it takes some work to get a dual disk clutch to work properly and a triple disk is almost impossible as the Quicktime is smaller.

Re: Lakewood bellhousings [Re: CoreyWilson] #1254679 06/21/12 03:32 PM 06/21/12 03:32 PM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,682 Philadelphia R radar top fuel
radar top fuel R Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,682 Philadelphia	The spec is to get it within .005 because that's how much 'wiggle room' comes stock between the bell and dowels. On a lakewood you can snug a couple bolts and tap it around until it's perfect then weld up two tight ID washers on two of the opposite holes to permanantly locate it to the block. At least thats how I did mine- cheaper than offset dowels. I Might get flamed for that haha Good luck Radar

Re: Lakewood bellhousings [Re: radar] #1254680 06/21/12 03:36 PM 06/21/12 03:36 PM
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,128 sweden S sshemi top fuel
sshemi top fuel S Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,128 sweden	I had to use the dowels with the most offset to get it within spec

Re: Lakewood bellhousings [Re: sshemi] #1254681 06/21/12 03:57 PM 06/21/12 03:57 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,873 Ontario, Canada S Stanton Don't question me!
Stanton Don't question me! S Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,873 Ontario, Canada	If you have a 143-tooth flywheel then you'll need a Lakewood as Quicktime doesn't make one for that size.

Re: Lakewood bellhousings [Re: Stanton] #1254682 06/21/12 04:52 PM 06/21/12 04:52 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,020 U.S.S.A. JohnRR I Win
JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,020 U.S.S.A.	Quote: If you have a 143-tooth flywheel then you'll need a Lakewood as Quicktime doesn't make one for that size. 143 tooth wheels create problems with stock Hemi manifolds due to the starter being further out . That's if one is to believe what they read on the internet ... Just an FYI

Re: Lakewood bellhousings [Re: JohnRR] #1254683 06/21/12 08:03 PM 06/21/12 08:03 PM
Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,212 Canton, Ohio Crazy68Dart pro stock
Crazy68Dart pro stock Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,212 Canton, Ohio	This should help... https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...part=1&vc=1 383, Hemi 4-Speed, AlterKtion, D60

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