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Bell Housing Issues? HELP!!!
#2680670
07/23/19 08:29 PM
07/23/19 08:29 PM
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Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 937 new jersey
Black 69 Beeper
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So I have been farting around with this for a month now and have gotten no where. I have a 69 RR 383-4 speed. I purchased a used big block Lakewood Scatter shield and had planned on using that for safety issues. I put the clutch on the motor, bell housing on and installed the motor less trans. Got under the car and installed the 4 speed, shifter, cross member, drive shaft, etc. Put the TTI headers in and left the driver side hanging to install the Z bar. Here's where the fun starts, I am trying with no success to install the z bar and its too long. I do research and find that the z bar has to be shortened on the bell side 1 inch. Great! I figure i have this licked. Cut 1 inch off the z bar and go to installed the z bar only to have the z bar sit crooked. It looks as thought the bracket on the bell is up about 3/4 to an inch too high and its making the z bar not sit straight across from the bell to the frame rail bracket. Now I know your question is going to be has the car been hit, is the frame bent, is the bracket bent, etc? Not that I can tell and everything has been removed and restored. Also everything lines up perfectly, the motor mounts, the trans mount and cross member. So now I'm at the point where I am going to remover everything again and install the stock 11 inch bell housing. I have a bell that is in great shape but upon blasting it I noticed on one of the bell bolt holes there is a small crack. My question is do you think it will be an issue? I looked into purchasing a new bell and all I find is refurbished ones for $600. IDEAS???????? I just want to get my car running already. Frustrated S*** box owner. thanks
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Re: Bell Housing Issues? HELP!!!
[Re: Black 69 Beeper]
#2680758
07/24/19 03:29 AM
07/24/19 03:29 AM
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Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 43,007 Bend,OR USA
Cab_Burge
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Bend,OR USA
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Does your Lakewood bell housing have part number stamped on it? Can you post a picture of it looking at where the Z bar bracket and stud should be? If so please do that, you may have early street Hemi scatter shield that was made for the large flywheel(172 tooth 11 inch clutch) for the direct drive starters only I hope not
Last edited by Cab_Burge; 07/24/19 03:30 AM.
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Re: Bell Housing Issues? HELP!!!
[Re: B1MAXX]
#2681871
07/27/19 06:20 PM
07/27/19 06:20 PM
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Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 2,487 God's Country Maryland
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God's Country Maryland
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You probably have the wrong bracket on your bell. There are different brackets for different bodies.
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