Downey bell housing question (1 Viewer)

[TS888]

Search has failed me, so I call on the collective wisdom. I have a Downey V8 bell housing, and I'm curious what it will fit.

Obviously it fits a SBC, that's what it came off of and you can see the SBC pattern in the grunge. But, there are many other bolt holes. As a reference, the closer of the top non-SBC holes are 4.5" spacing, and the wider are 7" spacing. This doesn't match Ford SB, but it looks similar to Chrysler SB.

Anyone know? And yes, I PM'd Mr. Downey, but I thought I might get a hit from some other 'Mud genius.

 

[taccruiser97]

Have you tried Advance Adapters? Don't they make bell housings for engine swaps?

 

[inkpot]

IIRC, they offered a Universal type app. Besides SBC, if may fit the Chevy big block, Caddy?, Mopar?. With dual clutch windows, and dual starter ports, it could fit a lot of stuff.

 

[lehiguy]

SBC and BBC share the same pattern. What you have there looks like it has the BPO pattern, (Buick, Pontiac Oldsmobile) as well as the Chevy stuff. That's a nice piece of hardware.

 

[TS888]

Now that I compare, it does look like it has the BPO pattern. Maybe even fits the GM metric (S10) pattern.

I wish it crossed over with Ford, 5.0's are almost as plentiful and equally as cheap as SBC's. I'd love to have the dizzy up front. Guess I could bite the bullet and go Vortec shopping...

 

[doug720]

Use it to swap in a Isuzu 4BD1/2 diesel like I did! There's one for sale here on mud(Not mine) and they work great.

Doug

 

[TS888]

For the record, Jim confirms Chevy and BPO.