Flywheel tooth ct 57 SBC

[Jim Sullivan]

We've used a couple truck bell housings as they are usually much less expensive than a passenger bell housing. The truck has a bigger bearing retainer hole than a standard passenger housing does(way bigger than the small '63 retainer). We got the larger bearing retainers from Kajun John. Here is a link to his web site http://www.kajunjon.com/ I believe he was also selling them on Ebay and I think he listed them as a bearing retainer adapter for a truck bell housing.

 

[Skip FIx]

This is a bellhousing for a 57 car we just needed to see what the scoop is on the OD since he ran into that putting a car Munice in the 63 truck.

 

[DonSSDD]

63 only on the small bearing retainer. On the truck BH with the large bearing retainer opening, you can buy a spacer to fit the regular size car bearing retainer equipped car transmission in the truck BH.

Don

 

[oldskydog]

Sounds like your problem is the transmission. Only the 63 trannys had the small front bearing retainer……either that or get a 63 only bellhousing then replace the small aluminum front bearing retanier with the cast iron one.

 

[Skip FIx]

Maybe that was his 63 truck issue Cecil. But he swears he has Muncies with different size bearing retainers

 

[oldskydog]

The small bearing was on both T-10 and Muncie in 63.

 

[DonSSDD]

The small bearing was on both T-10 and Muncie in 63.

And 63 was the year of the changeover from T10 to Muncie, mid year some time. Was it Dec or so Cecil?

Were they the same part number on both?

 

[oldskydog]

April-May 63. Different part numbers, same 621 bellhousing for both.

 

[Skip FIx]

Well he found other sources that said it could be the small one-bought it and it was wrong!

Should be a nice motor when done staying 283 3" stroke got some mini domed pistons-said they were hard to find not too much 283 stuff around. Aluminum heads he is going to camouflage as Power Packs on the end. Old Z/28-LT1 intake and a solid lifter cam.

I remember a lot of the dirt tracks had 292(overbore 283s) as the spec motor for the class in the 70s!

 

[DonSSDD]

"Other sources" Skip, I hope you directed him to this thread and all the sage advice from old people? Those small block people are easily confused?

 

[Skip FIx]

I did! Actually he is more a Pontiac guy, some Chevies but builds a few other brands. He always finds the deals and can't pass them up fixes one up and sells it to finance another-he has about 20 cars of various types!