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19Fordy · 07-31-2025, 01:17 PM

Mart got it right. Here's some photos of the engine block with the "bell housing" cast as part of the block.
https://www.bing.com/search?q=1940+f...ANAB01&PC=HCTS
The later blocks were known as 8BA style blocks and used a separate bellhousing bolted to the rear of the block to house the flywheel. Early Ford and late Ford flywheels are not interchangeable.

07-31-2025, 01:17 PM	#33
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 11,604	Re: three on the tree shifting [more scale model research] Mart got it right. Here's some photos of the engine block with the "bell housing" cast as part of the block. https://www.bing.com/search?q=1940+f...ANAB01&PC=HCTS The later blocks were known as 8BA style blocks and used a separate bellhousing bolted to the rear of the block to house the flywheel. Early Ford and late Ford flywheels are not interchangeable. Last edited by 19Fordy; 07-31-2025 at 01:24 PM.