BB truck bell housing

[cudamark]

I'm looking for a '72-8 Dodge pickup, van , Ramchanger, Plymouth Trailduster, etc. 4 speed manual bell housing for a big block.
Thanks, Mark

 

[MOBodyman]

I take it that since you specified '72-8, one from a '70 truck won't work, right?
Dallas

 

[cudamark]

Maybe if you change the flywheel, clutch, and fork it would work.....I'm not sure. The '72-8 trucks use an 11" clutch and matching flywheel. The '69-71 trucks use a 12" clutch and the flywheel is bigger in diameter. I don't know if the linkage mounting is in the same place or not either. I think the transmission bolt pattern is the same. Do you have all the other pieces to go with the bell housing? Yours is off a 383 truck?

 

[CudaJunction]

Ive got one extra of those housings 3497272 they are actually 12 inch housings though. All 68 up truck housings are 12 inch that ive ever seen.

 

[cudamark]

That's right....the big block trucks all used the 12" clutch even though the flywheel is the same one they used for the small block trucks and the C and B-body cars with the 11" clutch. Now that I think about it, I believe they had both bolt patterns on it. The difference must all be in the bell housing. Does anyone have both the '72-78 and the 69-71 bell housings to compare? I'm thinking it must be in the linkage mounting.
Thanks, Mark

 

[MOBodyman]

Maybe if you change the flywheel, clutch, and fork it would work.....I'm not sure. The '72-8 trucks use an 11" clutch and matching flywheel. The '69-71 trucks use a 12" clutch and the flywheel is bigger in diameter. I don't know if the linkage mounting is in the same place or not either. I think the transmission bolt pattern is the same. Do you have all the other pieces to go with the bell housing? Yours is off a 383 truck?

Sorry for the slow reply. I haven't had time to get on here lately.
I do have the complete set-up from the truck I parted out. It is a 383 truck.
Dallas