I need to pick your brain

[zoomy]

Simple question that someone in this club should have the answer to. Is the bellhousings different from kaiser to amc? The 60's to the 70's in Jeep basically. Anyone know??????

[Stumblinman]

You have to be more specific. AMC purchaced Kaiser-Jeep in 1970. So I could say no they are not. But then I could say yes they are if you're trying to put a dauntless bellhousing on a 401... I'm sure you know that you can take a bellhousing/tranny from just about any waggy/chief and put it in any other with maybe the only change being driveshaft length.

[Madness]

i still need to make a part for you...?

[zoomy]

no on the part. and the motor is out of a 78 wagg, with a th400 going into my kaiser m-715, with a 230 six and a t-18

[Stumblinman]

Ouch doesn't look like it'll be simple. It seems that you may have issues with mounts and firewall clearance and such.
I was looking at a T98 recently that had the long shaft on it.

The bellhousing should bolt up with out probs. They just put different adapters on them mostly. 230/304/360
You'll have to get the v8 flexplate because of the external balancing..

Is the transfercase divorced?

Some info here:
http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?t=24169

Cool stuff here:
http://www.earlycj5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61798

When I get on my other PC I can look up my bookmarks. I know I've got pics somewhere.

[zoomy]

this is a long shaft t-18. and the t-case is a divorced dana 300

[Stumblinman]

Hmm seems to be more complicated than I originally thought. I have a TF727 and a 304 block laying around, (same bolt pattern) when you get to the back of the 230 I can post measurements up to compare.

http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/amc_v8.htm