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So my dad talked me into building a run-stand for my 318 before putting it in the car. I have a 904 from John Cope but we've decided it would be a lot simpler to just throw on a bellhousing and flywheel for the stand.

I've seen truck 318 bellhousings on eBay for half the price of A body ones but I'm not sure if this will cause issues. Anyone have experience with this?

The only info on the bellhousing I'm current considering is:

#2899163 4spd 318 360 1969-1971 Truck

Ideally I'd like to find something that will let him use the flywheel in his D150 but I think he has an 11' clutch. As I'm sure you can tell, I know little about manual setups so please educate this noob.
 
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Should work fine as long as you have the correct flywheel, much easier to deal with than a auto trans IMHO. I use a truck bell on my stand
 
I'm assuming i need a 10.5" flywheel but I can't seem to find a way to confirm. Might just have to ask the seller and hope they give the right answer. I'm also assuming I need 130 tooth flywheel since the only 143 tooth flywheel I see is an 11"
 
I have an 11" truck one I'll sell you with all inspection covers. $40 + shipping

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They didn't make a manual and an auto starter. That is just the later mitsubishi starter that pretty much everyone uses now. I have it on my 67 Valiant. The clutch contact area on the flywheel determines size. The difference was how many teeth on the ring gear. The starter's were all universal.
 
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Yeah I'm assuming that it will simply work with a 143 tooth 11" wheel since that seems to be the only real option for a Mopar 11" flywheel but it'd be nice to see some kind of confirmation. I think the flywheel issues I'm thinking of are only an issue on Chevys since the starter is mounted on the block instead of the bellhousing.
 
This came off of a 360 with 11" clutch and is dual bolt pattern for 3 and 4spd and cast iron
 
Sedanman said:
This came off of a 360 with 11" clutch and is dual bolt pattern for 3 and 4spd and cast iron
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Should be perfect for what I need then and at a good price. I'll PM you to work out the details.
 
I thought so :). I'm trying to clean house a bit on stuff I don't need so I can get stuff I do need
 
I kept the price low because it's 45lbs and cost about the same to ship it
 
Truck bell uses 143 tooth flywheel.
I also used a truck bell on my start stand, because I had it.
Keep in mind if you are going to use car headers, you have to ding them just to clear the small starter, factory starter is a no go with car headers.
 
I found a pic.
This has a truck bell and car headers.

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Nice, thanks for the pic and the confirmation on the flywheel! i have a pair of Doug's and a mini starter, looks like I won't have too much issue with fitment.

Found a 143 tooth flywheel for $85 on Jeg's. Looks like I'll be in business pretty cheap. Local speed shop wanted $800 for a dyno break in ...
 
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So problem #534 with this car: my dad ordered the flywheel and it was the wrong size. He got a 130 tooth which is a 10.5" flywheel i believe. No problem I thought, I'll just order that 143 tooth flywheel I found earlier. Problem: it's a 360 flywheel. They're all 360 flywheels at this size minus the super expensive drag racing ones. I guess Ma Mopar never put an 11" flywheel behind a 318. I thought about looking for 340 flywheels but that search came up empty. SOooooo does anyone know of anyone making a cheap OE replacement style neutral balance 143 tooth flywheel? Got a hit or 2 on eBay but they're chinese crap and roughly $200 with shipping.
 
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Order a 318 flywheel for a 1978 dodge W-150 truck.
143 tooth, 11" clutch.
If you were closer I would loan you one.
 
sireland67 said:
Order a 318 flywheel for a 1978 dodge W-150 truck.
143 tooth, 11" clutch.
If you were closer I would loan you one.
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Thanks man, I got it figured it out though and for only $85
 
Plenty of pick up trucks with 318's and 11" flywheels out there, should be a dime-a-dozen.
 
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