Ford 351m/400 and 429.460 bell housing depth
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Ford 351m/400 and 429.460 bell housing depth
I have been told that the depth of the bell housings on the 351m/400 is different then the 429/460. 351m/400 housings are easier to come by and i was wondering if one would bolt up to a 460, i know the pattern is the same but is the depth the same?(4 speed manual transmission.)
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I'm getting ready to do just that, use a 400 bellhousing on a 460. On my first attempt I found there is a depth difference, took it all back apart, and left it for a couple of years due to other projects. Since I have found that you can use spacers and make it work but I do not have any measurments made or materials selected. I need to mate them back up and see how much space there is first. I'm open to ideas and suggestions if anyone already has this info...
#3
You should use a scattershield. That 500 horse motor, think you'll ever tear up or blow up a clutch? How fast does it rev, over 5500?
That potmetal 400 bell is just going to end up imbeded in your legs if something goes wrong.
Just a thought....
Still think a C6 is the better way to go....
That potmetal 400 bell is just going to end up imbeded in your legs if something goes wrong.
Just a thought....
Still think a C6 is the better way to go....
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You should use a scattershield. That 500 horse motor, think you'll ever tear up or blow up a clutch? How fast does it rev, over 5500?
That potmetal 400 bell is just going to end up imbeded in your legs if something goes wrong.
Just a thought....
Still think a C6 is the better way to go....
That potmetal 400 bell is just going to end up imbeded in your legs if something goes wrong.
Just a thought....
Still think a C6 is the better way to go....
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I'm getting ready to do just that, use a 400 bellhousing on a 460. On my first attempt I found there is a depth difference, took it all back apart, and left it for a couple of years due to other projects. Since I have found that you can use spacers and make it work but I do not have any measurments made or materials selected. I need to mate them back up and see how much space there is first. I'm open to ideas and suggestions if anyone already has this info...
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I guess thats about the only way to do it...probably the hard way, But if I cant find a 460 bell then that would be the way to go. Sliding the transmission in all the way, I would imagine back it out a 1/16 or 1/8 of an inch so the surface or tip of the shaft wouldn't ride on anything...then add that to the thickness of the spacer plate.
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Well, when we get to that point we will figure it out...I will go to my local salvage yard sometime this month and see if I can find a 460 bell from a truck or van, its not like a bell housing is a hot ticket item, when ever i go there the last usable parts in the truck that has been there a long time is the trans and bell.
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There is a spacer you can buy to allow the use of a 351m and a 400 bell housing on the 460 and 429 block it is sold by six states clutch in salt lake city
I'm getting ready to do just that, use a 400 bellhousing on a 460. On my first attempt I found there is a depth difference, took it all back apart, and left it for a couple of years due to other projects. Since I have found that you can use spacers and make it work but I do not have any measurments made or materials selected. I need to mate them back up and see how much space there is first. I'm open to ideas and suggestions if anyone already has this info...