[Gmecm] Bellhousing Design-Iron Duke

[Jason M.]

Just a small addition, the Chevy/GMC and the B.O.P. bellhousing pattern 
share the dowel pin location and lower mounting hole.  Relatively easy to 
make an adapter between the two.  Also cheap to buy.

Jason
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Gibson" <andrewsharyn at yahoo.com>
To: <gmecm at diy-efi.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 11:56 PM
Subject: [Gmecm] Bellhousing Design-Iron Duke


> For those who are getting a little excited here, let me shed some light. 
> GM made 3 different bellhousing designs. The Chev/GMC which can easily be 
> identified as being the same as a sbc 350. The Olds/Pontiac/Buck/Cadillac 
> which has the same width as a sbc but looks like a Y on top. Both of these 
> are strictly rear wheel drive bellhousings EXCEPT on the THM425 trans for 
> early fwd caddy and olds with a V8. The last is the Front wheel drive 
> design which also was used in the S10 series trucks with a 2.5L or 2.8L 
> engine. It looks like a trapeziod.