ok so a while back i converted my car to a stick and had to find a bell housing and flywheel. so i got them out of a 64 or 65 ford econoline. it's the v8 bell housing. i didn't count the number of teeth on the flywheel when i pulled it off the van. i just stuck it on my strait 6 and was on my way. now i have my 302 ready to go in my car. i already have a 28oz flywheel ready to go on the engine. my question is does any one know if the econlines came with 157 or 164 teeth on them? my v8 flywheel has 157. any info would be great.
I think if the bellhousing part# has an AA or A at the end it is 157 .. if it has a AB or B at the end it is 164 ... may be the other way around ...
Few things I noticed when I swapped: Aluminum housings tend to be 157. Every iron housing I have seen was 164. I read, during my swap research, that 164t iron bells for trucks are .25" deeper than those of cars. Using the truck part with a car tranny will ruin the input of the tranny. Now, I have to say, that I read that and made sure I got a car 164t housing. So I don't know if it's true or not. I must also say that I don't know how the Econoline relates to that statement. I would think it would be a truck part. Another thing I just noticed: The Econoline you are talking about, 64-65, could have had a 5 bolt bell. If so, you MUST use it on a 5 bolt block. Also, 5 bolt bells/blocks, use the early tranny bolt pattern. So you must use an early tranny AND early engine block to use a 5 bolt bell from that time period. Don't get discouraged though. I just sav... wait, I mean I would make sure I used the 164t bell and flywheel. They allow use of the 11" clutch, which gives you that much more power transfer and holding strength. Dave Edit: NEVERMIND. I re-read and it seems you have already used the van parts on another engine and they worked.
