it looks like 81-82 are the magic years...tell me if im wrong, i probably am.

82 only f250/350 ran the 400m
81 f150 ran the 351m, but not the 400. f250/350 ran both 351m/400m

soooo do those years have the hydraulic clutch??:grinpimp:

 

I think all the trucks with Zf's also needed to run a hyd. clutch setup right? Also arent the 400m/460 bellhousings interchangeable?

 

im not sure about the 460/400 bellhousings being interchangeable...i want to say no, but im learning as i go about fords...so i could easily be wrong. The transmission part of the b/h would be the same...its just the block part of the b/h that has to be the correct pattern.

 

if i remember right, there's a smallblock bolt pattern, and a big block pattern, and i think they are interchangeable. as for the hydrulic clutch, it's from 80-84 that they converted them, a lot of it depends on the trans that is used. most of the 4-speeds were just adapted with the external slave cylender, which hooks up the same as the rod clutch if i remember right.

-Jeff

 

if i remember right, there's a smallblock bolt pattern, and a big block pattern, and i think they are interchangeable. as for the hydrulic clutch, it's from 80-84 that they converted them, a lot of it depends on the trans that is used. most of the 4-speeds were just adapted with the external slave cylender, which hooks up the same as the rod clutch if i remember right.

-Jeff

huh? Your telling me a i can use a 302 bellhousing for a np435 or t18 and it will bolt up to my 400?? Im not a real ford guy, but that doesn't sound right from what i have read on here.

The t18 and np435 use the same butterfly pattern on the front face of the tranny...so i could use a t18 or np435 bellhousing as long as it can bolt up to a 400 motor.

i don't understand how the metal linkage clutch is hooked up the same as a slave cylinder...one is metal, one is fluid...

i think im just going to build a bracket that will bolt to either my block or bellhousing so that i can bolt a slave cylinder to it. Then just a braided linke from the slave to a master cylinder.

 

go to supermotors.org. Look up Steve83 and check out his Clutch albums....all exploded view of everything.


BTW 84 is the most popular year for every manual to have Hydro.

I know only the SB stuff works together, IE bellhousing for a 289,302,351W, 300 all will work with eachother.

The 400, 351M i can't remem, but it might be the 460 pattern like mentioned

 

1984 ford bronco and f150 with 435 had a hydro. That is what i am running in my 71 bronco.

 

351M/400 uses the same bellhousing as a 429/460. The 360/390 was in a league of its own and the 289/302/351w/351Clevand all use the same SB bellhousing.

 

thank...thats what i was looking for.