[oceangoer]

I AGREE WITH RICK, GET A DIAPHRAGM CLUTCH, YOU WILL BE HAPPY..

BTW RICK, NICE INFO ON THE BALL DISTANCE TO THE BLOCK !!

I AM CONFUSED, AND IT HAS BEEN A VERY LONG TIME SINCE I DEALT WITH THE OLDER BELL HOUSINGS.

AS I REMEMBER, YOUR BELL HOUSING APPEARS TO BE A PASSENGER BELL HOUSING AND IT DOES LOOK LIKE AN 11 INCH CLUTCH SETUP.

MY QUESTION IS THAT,, I WAS CERTAIN THAT 55-57 BELL HOUSINGS WERE NOT WIDE ENOUGH FOR 11 INCH FLYWHEELS.

AM I INCORRECT ?? AS YOU DID WRITE THAT THE BELL HOUSING IS A '57 DATE CODE.

ALSO, DID THE 57'S STILL HAVE BELL HOUSING HAVE REAR MOTOR MOUNTING ??

 

[oceangoer]

LOT's OF GOOD INPUT,

AFTER THINKING ON THE TIME THAT A FEW OF US WERE WORKING ON ONE OF OUR STREET RODS. IT ACTUALLY WAS A COLLEGE FRIENDS AND WE WERE UPGRADING HIS 66 CHEVELLE TO AN -11- INCH DIAPHRAGM.

THE BELL HOUSING WAS ALUMINUM ON A SMALL BLOCK ORIGINAL RUNNING GEAR, OBVIOUSLY NOT A TRI-5 HOUSING. WE ENDED UP WITH A BIG BLOCK BELL HOUSING AND LATER CONVINCED HIM TO INSTALL A SCATTER SHIELD,,, GREATLY BASED ON HIS HEAVY FOOT.

RICK, THANKS FOR THE INPUT. ALWAYS GOOD READING.