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Just finished putting in a new Cope 904 in my 68 Barracuda w/ 318. It went well until I tried to install the brackets which go from the lower block to the bottom holes in the bell housing. There's no way I can see that they will work with the headers (Dougs). Any tips would be appreciated.
 
Manifolds & braces or headers & no braces.

Or manual transmission, headers or manifolds & still no braces.

The choice is yours.
 
Throw them in the trash just like exhaust manifolds and thermo-bogs:D:D
 
Stash and Sell them later. Lots of cars go back!
 
I'm not sure in what year they stopped using those braces. I know my '69 had them, but did a '70? They were obviously not needed.
 
69_340_GTS said:
I'm not sure in what year they stopped using those braces. I know my '69 had them, but did a '70? They were obviously not needed.
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They did, at least on E-body cars I have worked on or seen. There were two types, flat L and rounded. They were there for a reason!
 
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My 74 power wagon has them as well.
 
I wonder what the consequences are with not using the braces? I'm going to venture and guess none. Anyone ever experience a block or tranny case failure that could be attributed to the missing braces?
 
69_340_GTS said:
I wonder what the consequences are with not using the braces? I'm going to venture and guess none. Anyone ever experience a block or tranny case failure that could be attributed to the missing braces?
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I took them off my daily driver 68 Barracuda with a 318 and put 300,000 miles on it with no issues....
 
Bob's Barracuda said:
Just finished putting in a new Cope 904 in my 68 Barracuda w/ 318. It went well until I tried to install the brackets which go from the lower block to the bottom holes in the bell housing. There's no way I can see that they will work with the headers (Dougs). Any tips would be appreciated.
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You can't use the side brackets with headers because they interfere with each other....

The car will be fine without them see my above post.... ^^^^
 
They were used on cars with automatic transmissions only.
 
They get tossed all the time. My truck has headers and they do not interfere.

I don’t think the factory put them in place for no reason. Not sure why they did only that a small block has less bellhousing surface area.

I was just saying sooner or later someone is going to want some for restoration to original and you might make a couple bucks down the road if you save them.
 
1969383S said:
They get tossed all the time. My truck has headers and they do not interfere.

I don’t think the factory put them in place for no reason. Not sure why they did only that a small block has less bellhousing surface area.

I was just saying sooner or later someone is going to want some for restoration to original and you might make a couple bucks down the road if you save them.
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Yah, I won't throw them away, spend 2hrs cleaning them up with 600 grit on a mini da sander. You could eat with them if anybody's short on silverware.
 
Have seen broken bellhousings, but on gm’s where peoples left them out.
A lot of bowties have them.
Even my 92 gmc.
Never saw a broken dodge one yet.
I suppose it it ran over some boulders or a hard snowbank it might break it.
 
Mine wouldn't clear the TTI's either so I sold them. Has about 10,000 hard miles on it with no problems. Approx 485 hp stroker
 
stroked340 said:
Throw them in the trash just like exhaust manifolds and thermo-bogs:D:D
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I laughed when i read this. Back in 1970 my brother bought a 68 GTS with a 383 (he still has the car). First thing in the trash? Exhaust manifolds. Guess what? Those manifolds are gold today. Lol. Who knew!
 
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