I would say the most common bellhousing is the Lakewood unit. It does need to me trimmed when using in any MkIII style chassis. Below the starter, it needs a crecent cut to clear the 4" tube. On the driver side, a small crecent cut will give more clearance, but it is not necessary due to the engine being offset to the passenger side.
Shelby sells an external slave cylinder that works fine. I would use that. If it was to ever fail, it can be easily removed and serviced. If you use an internal slave, then the trans has to come out for service.
None of this is too tough, and there are several people on the board who can help if you get into a jam.
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Originally posted by Gary Morris
Starting to gather up parts for the engine and transmission install as soon as the car gets here...hopefully soon. I have the engine and transmission now but have not ordered the bell housing, clutch, pressure plate or throwout bearing yet. I would like to hear some suggestions on what to get. Also does anyone have a hydraulic throwout bearing and how do you like it. The engine is a 482 cu.in. Shelby block making 640hp.
I also received an e-mail asking me if I knew that the bellhousing had to be modified to fit the chassis. Is this right? If so why? Everytime I turn around there seems to be something else I wasn't counting on. Any help or suggestions appreciated.
Gary
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