[dennis112]

I am helping to do an auto to manual swap on a 390. This particular 390 I believe is from a 64'. It could even be a 67' for all I know since I haven't seen the car yet and am relying on his info and parts.

Here is the email he sent me:
"I will be running it in a '67 Galaxie with a 390. I know that the FE mustangs/fairlanes use the "Z" bellhousings, but what is the correct bellhousing for a FE Galaxie? I have both the Z bellhousing and the Truck bellhousing. I've heard that the truck bellhousings aredeeper and will not accept a correct FE car input shaft, but I've also runinto people who have run that combo without any issues."

What is a "Z" bellhousing or is that just part of the part #, such as C6ZX-XXXXX-X???

Also, are truck and car bellhousings interchangeable?

What is the scoop on FE bellhousings?
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Dennis

65' Stang

393 stroker, Toploader 4 spd, 3:50 rear.

Victor Jr. knockoff heads, 282S cam, Stealth intake, Bigs Stage 5 750DP, Accufab headers, Scattershield, Caltracs.



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[FEandGoingBroke]

an FE is an FE man! I don't know about the back sides but the front of a bellhousing on an FE is the same as one on all FE motors!
If the tranny fit's an FE it will fit ALL FE series motors. Can't help you with the part #'s issue.

FE

 

[673904spd]

The truck bellhousing is deeper than a passenger car bellhousing from engine face to transmission face.

I have not looked at an FE bell for a Mustang/Fairlane, but I have looked at the one out of my '67 XL. From what I understand, the Galaxie has a unique bellhousing in that the pivot ball for the Z-bar is threaded into the bellhousing itself and not on a seperate bracket like the others.....

Someone please correct me if I am wrong.......

 

[Beoweolf]

I think you are confusing a "Z" bar with "Z" bellhousing.

A "Z-bar" attaches to the frame and pivot pin to change the direction of clutch pedal from foward and down - coming from inside the car. To a movement to engage and disengage the clutch.

There is either an adapter that bolts on or a pin that screws into the block (or bellhousing - according to whether or not you go with stock or move up to a scattersheild - Lakewood(?)) to hold the pin.

Or you can go hydralic clutch. I haven't done a conversion on the 60's Galaxies, so you might need to hold on and hope someone who has expericence can guide you through the steps.

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[mustangboy]

Apparently the truck bellhousing is 1/2 an inch deeper.If you go on the davidkee toploader site and check out the "bellhousing Id chart" maybe you can find your bellhousing..It has a note at the bottom saying the truck bell should not be used with a toploader.I didn't see an asterik anywhere so I assume that means with "any toploader'

 

[DynoTom]

On 2006-03-08 08:31, 673904spd wrote:
The truck bellhousing is deeper than a passenger car bellhousing from engine face to transmission face.

I have not looked at an FE bell for a Mustang/Fairlane, but I have looked at the one out of my '67 XL. From what I understand, the Galaxie has a unique bellhousing in that the pivot ball for the Z-bar is threaded into the bellhousing itself and not on a seperate bracket like the others.....

Someone please correct me if I am wrong.......

You are correct sir !

 

[dennis112]

Do early FE's have an odd engine block bolt pattern (like the early SSF's did) or will any year FE bellhousing fit the 64' block?

 

[FEandGoingBroke]

I am in the belief that *ALL* the FE series were the same, BUT! there are #'s (352 for wxample) that are NOT on the earliest year I believe...

FE

 

[1 Bad 88 GT]

All FE's should have the same bolt pattern. I know that a 63 330 is the same as a 65 361 and it is the same as a 352, 360, 390, 391 and 410.


BTW I have all the above engines so it was easy to compare them.