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Drivetrain => Transmissions => Topic started by: marxjunk on January 31, 2018, 09:08:25 PM

Title: Has anyone tried these new bell housings?
Post by: marxjunk on January 31, 2018, 09:08:25 PM

anyone? feedback? what about the fork etc...for a 65 skylark GS

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Buick-Nailhead-Bellhousing-for-manual-transmission/192110657068?hash=item2cbaaffe2c:g:BcoAAOSwOgdYniRP&vxp=mtr (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Buick-Nailhead-Bellhousing-for-manual-transmission/192110657068?hash=item2cbaaffe2c:g:BcoAAOSwOgdYniRP&vxp=mtr)

Title: Re: Has anyone tried these new bell housings?
Post by: Loren At 65GS on January 31, 2018, 09:29:15 PM

 Took one out of a GS. Clutch was done with a cable set up. Personally thought the cable set up was funky at best.

 Loren

Title: Re: Has anyone tried these new bell housings?
Post by: WkillGS on February 01, 2018, 10:06:07 AM

Paging Ted!.....I think he has the EELCO with hydraulic t/o bearing.
Forks are a difficult setup due to the Nailhead starter being in the way.

Quick time makes a SFI approved bell but it's $700.
http://www.jegs.com/i/Quick-Time-Bellhousing/698/RM-6017/10002/-1 (http://www.jegs.com/i/Quick-Time-Bellhousing/698/RM-6017/10002/-1)

Title: Re: Has anyone tried these new bell housings?
Post by: wildcat65 on February 01, 2018, 04:40:37 PM

I had to give the EELCO to Carmen- he was going to set up an engine test stand and use the bell.
Considered getting one of these to replace my GS bellhousing in the Wildcat conversion. 
The GS style  with the full surround does not mix well with a Hydraulic clutch- no access= no bleeding

I considered the EELCO to be unusable since the depth was short vs stock and the locating hole for front
bearing housing was not even close to being right.  The stock bellhousing was perfect.