Bellhousings

Hi,

Excuse my ignorence but where can I find the date code

on the bellhousings?

Mine is on the car and I can only see the cast numbers

C5DA-etc.

/Bo

Bo,

If it's on the car you won't see it, the date is cast on the flat face that the tranny bolts to. The date is only the year (65, 66, etc.) and looks much like the date you see on the timing chain covers. On my original there is an oval FoMoCo logo and Sheffield logo in the same area.

Dave

Thanks Dave,

I'll take a look next time the gear box is removed.

/Bo

where are you finding the month date code? I am only seeing the year on mine.

Z.

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Well its time to clean off another shelf. I have the following bell-housings forsale at 75.00 each plus shipping. They will need to be cleaned up and all are aluminum C5DA-6394-B. I can bead blast your purchase for a small fee if you wish.

10/64

2/65 one bolt hole has a little section missing but will not show with a bolt in it.

3/65

5/66

6/66

7/66

2/67

Edited by - SixT5HiPo on 10/19/2006 22:42:17

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thanks Ken, now I can, er, connect the dots... (not necessarily a political message)

Z. Ray

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The date can be located on the flat spot usually to the lower left of the hole for the transmission. There will be a circle with the year cast into the bellhousing. Along the outside of the circle will be one to 12 raised dots which represent the months of the year. One being January etc.

Ken

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Thanks for that info Ken, definitely not something I was aware of. Just checked my original bellhousing and there are two dots, meaning Feb. 66, which matches the late March 66 build date.

Are any of your bell housings the larger size that accomodates the Hi Po flywheel?

All 4 speed 289 bellhousings were the same, hi-po was not unique.

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All 4 speed 289 bellhousings were the same, hi-po was not unique.

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3 speed used the same bellhousing as well if I'm not mistaken. Only difference would be 5 or 6 bolt depending on your block. Oh, and maybe date code and casting number... The hipo flywheel was not physically larger than a standard 289 flywheel.

Edited by - 66KGT on 10/31/2006 22:51:03

Hi.

It's a while ago now, but do you have any of the C5DA-6394-A bell housings left for sale?

Thanks.

Do you still have the 3/65?

If you do, I'll buy it from you.

Thanks,

/Bo

sent you a email.

Hi. Thanks for your response. I am after the 3/65 bell housing. I tried to send an email but it keeps bouncing back. Thanks.