I inquired to Quicktime Inc. as to the feasibility of producing a standard transmission bellhouusing for the '61-'67 MEL engines. From their response, my take is that it's not difficult to make but they do need a pattern. Is there a standard tranny bellhousing out there for the late model MEL that could be loaned to Quicktime for a two week period in which to make a production bellhousing from. If so, just let me know.

I didn't ask, but blueprints for the backend of the MEL engine block or the automatic transmission case would likely also suffice and then use the same depth as the Fe car bellhousing. The starter location on the late model MEL's would be the key measurement here and the blueprints would quantify this. Does anyone have any of the MEL blueprints available? If so, then a copy of these would be handy.

I'm currently using an FE scattershield behind a latemodel MEL block but it's a headache and a bellhousing specific to these engines would be a definite step forward. Quicktime offers most of their bellhousings for either the original standard tranny patterns or the later model Tremec and overdrive stuff so they would be appear to be resonably flexible in their manufacturing capabilities.

Ted E.
Fe's are a thrill a second when they run mid eights but Y-Blocks are just plain fun when they run 9.60's at 135mph in the quarter.

You will either need blueprints or use an auto tran bell. The FE is exactly the same except for the starter location and one bolt hole. I know one guy who cut a scatershield and welded it back together to make his. http://www.network54.com/Forum/257364/thread/1155226500/
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Needing the bellhousing bolt, dowel, and starter specifications for a potential standard trans bellhousing for the '61 and up blocks. Factory blueprints for either the block or the transmission would suffice but suspect that the trany blueprints would be more complete as that's where the starter bolt pattern information would also reside.

I could potentially take some of these measurements off a block that's sitting here but I have no transmissions sitting loose for the starter info. Using factory blueprints would also minimize measurement error or variance.

Ted E.
Fe's are a thrill a second when they run mid eights but Y-Blocks are just plain fun when they run 9.60's at 135mph in the quarter.