Re: Bellhousing indexing
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Originally Posted by jrvariel48
Ronnie, is there dowels on the back of the 8BA block? I'm not familiar with that and I don't have one to look at. Thanks, Joe
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Yes Joe theres removable dowels on the 8BA. Unfortunately no aftermarket offset dowel pins are made that match how Ford made their pins. When I make the pins for the 50A or the 8BA I offset my three jaw Buck chuck in the lath and carefully make a pair of offset pins. Not a simple task but worth the effort. Also like Pete wrote using tapered pins is another option if you have the pins and the tapered reamer. On occasion i have just relocated dowel pins to another spot doing it this way I use straight pins with no steps I do this to center line the automatic bell housings on my race car.
Ronnieroadster
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