All about the bell housing/adapter plate today. Went to test-fit it andddd... clearance issues with the firewall. This was solved by about 15 minutes of hammering. It feels bad to just hammer away on an old cruiser but this troopy is so rusty that in the next couple of years of body work it has ahead of it... this is nothing haha.
A closer look at the 2 adapter plates being used to adapt the Toyota transmission to the Isuzu bellhousing.
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wont slide onto the input shaft all the way... time to hammer
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The aftermath, but it fits now!
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Thats all today, hopefully more progress tomorrow!
You're so nice to the troopy. I used a 8lb sledgehammer to clearance my chevy. Don't be too nice.. Make sure you get plenty of clearance for engine shake during start and torquing back and forth. Believe it or not adding in all the compound angles and shapes with the hammer probably makes the metal more rigid???Right? Really hope all will be working out for you. Looking great so far.