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I've got an '89 half ton 4x4 with a np435 transmisson. It's getting a 440 soon, but I'm having lots of trouble planning out the bellhousing situation. I can't find a truck bell for it. Lakewood bellhousings make one that fits between the 440 and the np435, but it's not the truck np435. Apparently the truck trans has a bigger input shaft and different bolt pattern. It won't work. I've been talking to bouchillon performance, who does all kinds of dodge engine swaps. They said they had lakewood create a casting for them for this swap. $464.50 from them. I'd get it, but it's set up for a mechanical clutch. Mine's hydraulic. They don't have, nor have they ever fabbed a clutch fork and pivot to use with a hydraulic setup. They said the mechanical one won't work (for some reason?) and that I'm out of luck basically. I really don't want to have to design my own clutch fork for this thing. Converting the truck to mechanical clutch is an option, but I'd really like to keep the hydraulic setup. Nobody makes a hydraulic throwout bearing for the np435 truck trans' input shaft.
So... anybody got any ideas? I'm starting to get desperate.
Does anyone have a big block truck bellhousing for sale that will bolt to the np435?
Thanks.
So... anybody got any ideas? I'm starting to get desperate.
Does anyone have a big block truck bellhousing for sale that will bolt to the np435?
Thanks.