Bellhousing ID

[gmranch]

I've got a BOP bellhousing that I thought would work on my 64 Olds F-85.....wrong! The clutch fork is below the starter. The casting number is #1249599,.........any ideas???????

Thanks GMranch

[rcull]

Here's a bit on ID. Probably not what you want.

http://www.teambuick.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9781

[gmranch]

Rcull, good info in that post, but not what I need. The correct bell, that I now have, has the clutch fork above the starter bulge on the driver's side(in the 9 o'clock position). The bell I want to ID, has the clutch fork below the starter bulge on the driver's side(in the 7 o'clock position) with the fork pivot ball located in the upper right hand corner of the trans face plate; putting the fork in the diagonal vs horizontal orientation.

[bob k. mando]

sorry, i'm not familiar with that early 60s and older stuff. i'm not even seeing anything on the 442 Olds FAQ ... you might want to try asking on their forum.

http://www.442.com/oldsfaq/oftrn.htm...Identification

[gmranch]

I did some checking in the tech archives on a Pontiac site and it appears it could be a 79 & up Firebird bell. Apparently bells up to 78 had 2 hole patterns for different trannys and only 1 pattern for 79 & up.