Here's one I've been mulling over, lately.
In the race car, I have an early ('65) chassis and run a three main 1600
coupled to a five speed.
Should I use the thick or thin (1600 or 2000) block to bellhousing spacer?
How does one distinquish the brackets 11215-32200 (right-hand, all) from
11216-32200 (left-hand, all)? Here's a clue, one has small semi circle cut
from one side of the bracket. Which one?
The rear support is the "C"-shaped bracket (11312-10401) that mounts
between the cross, and not the 1600 (11311-14612), or 2000 (11311-25900)
brace that bolts below the cross. Yet I use the 2L mount (11328-25503) to
the 5-speed (only difference appears to be the size of the bolt holes, four
speed (11328-14600) are smaller).
Normally, I don't think these aspects really matter too much in a street
car (the difference in the block/trans spacer is accomodated by the rear
mount rubber flex and the slip fit splines of the five speed drive shaft).
But due to the frame damage the race car has had (which I'm trying to fix)
I want to ensure that I have the optimum mount setup AND then I can use a
bare block and gutted trans case as a "jig" to check the "straightness" of
the frame.
Any, and all help appreciated......Bill
Bill Wessel
Madison, WI
'68 1600 and
GP race car
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