Bell Housing

[1WildII]

What bellhousing should I get for my 302 if I want a toploader 4spd to work with it? Thanks for the help.

Chris

1971 Mustang Coupe
1976 Cobra II
1976 Mach 1

 

[abadtb2]

I think they're all the same. Contact Mark at www.toploaderheaven.com He'll know for sure.

 

[D.Hearne]

Depends on your application and wheather or not you want to deal with a scattersheild. Stay away from pickup truck bells, they use a bigger flywheel than a Stang ( 164 tooth vs 157 tooth)

 

[electricgreen]

Stay away from pickup truck bells, they use a bigger flywheel than a Stang ( 164 tooth vs 157 tooth)

I thought the later 302's had 164 tooth flexplates? I know the II has a whole different setup, but otherwise, I thought the 76-8? had a 164 tooth, and it was for all applications (again, except the MII)?

 

[D.Hearne]

You'd have a hard time bolting a clutch and pressure plate up to a flexplate I'm not real sure on small block 71-73 Stangs but I'm pretty sure that they used 157 Tooth flywheels. The Stang II automatics had 147 tooth flexplates.

 

[electricgreen]

Duh, see what happens when I try to read the forums and talk to someone about something totally non-related at the same time......

 

[charlies]

chris,

i don't know the answer to your question. but i would like to know more about your 1976 mach 1. are you sure that is what it is? do you have a picture?

 

[1WildII]

chris,

i don't know the answer to your question. but i would like to know more about your 1976 mach 1. are you sure that is what it is? do you have a picture?

Yea, Im pretty sure it is a Mach 1, I ran the numbers at MustangII.net and it returned that it is a #'s matching Mach 1. The picture I have isn't too great, but here it is. I dont know if you can tell from the pictures, but keep in mind its stripped to go on a rotisserie.

Chris

 

[fastback brian]

I guessin some of the 71-73 would have the 164 tooth flywheel and bellhousing, boss351 and 351 cj's came factory with 11" clutch. and stay with the 6 bolt aluminum bell's and with the wide trans bolt pattern.