I am one DENSE old geezer.

Nearby junkyard has the truck bellhousing that fits both slant and small block. So does the one in my truck.

I just need to go get it, and see what the machine shop will charge to duplicate part of it. I have the dimensions to verify everything, and both bolt patterns to check against. The most critical part is locating the pins.

Gads. I'm slow.

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'81 W150 on Propane... Oversize valves, Oregon Camshaft cam, 10:5 static CR, Distributorless ignition, megajolt timing controller, PowerTrax lockers.

You could go the cheap route and just have them cut off the bellhousing from the "plate" part and true it up...making the adaptor for what you need.

-D.Idiot

I have one of the AR-Engineering adapters. It's a black anodized billet aluminum CNC'd piece that adapts a small block V8 transmission to a Slant block. Never used it as I ended up modifying a 3spd manual bellhousing to fit a GM T5. Anyway, I've been holding onto this for a rainy day, but it hasnt been raining much.

I can be talked out of it for the right price. PM me if interested.

Looks like this:

http://arengineering.com/wordpress/wp-c ... s_adpt.jpg

Note that the AR crank hub is for the late crank, so he'll need a bushing or a late crank to make it fit right. FYI.

Good point. I bought it for a 65, although I don't recall if that was addressed at the time or not, if different sizes were even an option from AR. I'll have to go measure. It's been many years since I looked at it.

The picture I attached was from the website.

Matt-

Dusteridiot was right of course. This is adapter is for a late crank, I measured this morning.

matt-

Yes, Andy mocked it up using a late cast crank engine since the 1968-1987 engines are more common in our area (and most local parts houses only carry the late forged crank in their crank kits).

Just wanted to make sure everyone knows before plugging it into the smaller crank hub and going "uh-oh".

I will have to take a look at my crank adapter and see what size it is. Being that it's the cast iron set-up, it might be for the early crank

sent frommy iPhone

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Most of them were, although the one that i just sold recently was a late crank style, so the irons ones could be either.

-D.Idiot

wvenable found the shop and did most of the leg work on this project,,posting this as I had the camera...the machine shop is manned by a couple of tool and die guys,, they have a couple of Bridgeports, several lathes, grinders, turret mills. The guys really like doing one off's, short runs. Strong candidate for special parts....

reviewed the adapters at the machine shop Saturday,, real nice parts,
they were made the right way.
the original adapter was digitized via a CMM and that data was outputted as a 2D drawing. The drawing dimensions were then inputted into CNC machinery to produce the parts.

here are photos

http://www.flickr.com/photos/13718356@N ... 238734701/

the drawing and program are made to produce the adapter to match up with a Lakewood blow proof bell. The machine shop is tweeking in the changes to be able to produce an adapter that will fit the QT bell.

Next step will be listing out - sourcing the hardware that ties it all together.