Re: [Amc-list] bell housing

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: "Andrew Blomer" <lotharamc@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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" Would a bell housing that was in/on a 343 in a CJ-7 be one I would need
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" put a Mustang 5spd in my Javelin?
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" No!
" John.
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" Is that a no way in he--, or a no, because Jeep/Mustang std transmissions 
" have a different bolt patterns at the front of the case? In which case, can 
" the pattern be added to the bell housing, or some sort of adapter used?

amc/jeep and ford t5s have the same bolt pattern.  ford v8 retainers
are larger, so if you don't have a multipattern bell [0] they won't
fit unless you turn the retainer down, enlarge the retainer hole, or
get another retainer from an amc/jeep, gm, or maybe even 4-cyl ford.
other bits you need for the swap - clutch disk, pilot bushing, output
yoke, maybe rear mount - can come from an amc t150 setup.  if you want
to move the shifter forward, the trick is a chevy s-10 t5 extension
housing; these have the most-forward shifter.

[0] one of the multi patterns is for the t150 3sp & t177 4sp.  these
also have the larger retainer so i'm assuming the multi bell would
have the larger hole.  btw these trannies are ford-design toploaders.
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