1970 3 speed on a 68 273?

Early bell housings usually had either the 3 speed bolt pattern or the 4 speed bolt pattern. Get the casting number of the bell housing. later bell housings had both bolt patterns. All bearing retaining bores were small from the factory on A bodies except for the 75 up O/D 4 speeds, that used the large 5 and 1/8 ID bore.

Some of the early bell housings are sized for the 9 1/2" clutch, a setup you may want to steer away from!