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Mail From: Christophe SCHWARTZ (email redacted)


Hi,

It's Chris "too much cam" again.

I busted the original bellhousing and T5 adapter plate on my Mustang during
the Hockenheim dragrace. I had it welded saturday morning, but the cracks
opened again on the way back home.

I have a 1966 Mustang that has a 1974 302 and a T5 tranny. The engine is
heavily modified and produces about 380 hp at 7000 rpm. Right now I use the
original 1966 aluminium bellhousing and an adapter plate for the T5. I´d
like to replace those with a steel bellhousing and retain the long style
clutch linkage. I do not want to convert to a cable operated 5.0 clutch.

Who has experience with these steel SFI bellhousings in an early Mustang ?
How is header clearence ? Has someone got one of those for sale ?

What would you recommend ?

Best regards,

(email redacted)
(email redacted)
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Mail From: Matt Soeffner (email redacted)

I've been using a Lakewood housing for about 6 years now with a 5 speed
tranny.
I have Hooker Headers and haven't had any clearance problem with either.

Bummer about cracking the alum. housing!

Matt Soeffner
geocities.com/2bav8

Christophe SCHWARTZ wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> It's Chris "too much cam" again.
>
> I busted the original bellhousing and T5 adapter plate on my Mustang during
> the Hockenheim dragrace. I had it welded saturday morning, but the cracks
> opened again on the way back home.
>
> I have a 1966 Mustang that has a 1974 302 and a T5 tranny. The engine is
> heavily modified and produces about 380 hp at 7000 rpm. Right now I use the
> original 1966 aluminium bellhousing and an adapter plate for the T5. I´d
> like to replace those with a steel bellhousing and retain the long style
> clutch linkage. I do not want to convert to a cable operated 5.0 clutch.
>
> Who has experience with these steel SFI bellhousings in an early Mustang ?
> How is header clearence ? Has someone got one of those for sale ?
>
> What would you recommend ?
>
> Best regards,
>
> (email redacted)
> (email redacted)
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>
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