Another Resto Question -- Bell Housing

**SS427** · #1 03-13-2002, 06:36 PM

69L89, unfortunately no. Photos yes, scanner no, knowledge of doing so......no! I am good with wrenches not computers.

69L89396 · #2 03-13-2002, 09:57 PM

I here ya SS427

How can a car get a Diamond status with the bell housing not painted? Is this not considered correct?

Keith Tedford · #3 03-13-2002, 11:51 PM

Over the years assembly sequences changed. In the 80s engines from the various manufacturing plants came into the Oshawa truck plant with just the flywheel and pressure plate, no bell housing. It was installed as the engine went down the engine line. Probably happened in the car lines too. This might explain some bell housings having no paint on them. Just a thought.

**Kurt S** · #4 03-14-2002, 08:11 PM

I'm always surprised that all the bellhousings you see at swapmeets are natural, not common to see a painted vintage part. Since most don't appear to be blasted, what happened to the paint?

jon rand · #5 03-15-2002, 12:31 AM

Paint dosen't Stick to aluminum to well, a couple good blast at the car wash will blow it right off.

69L89396 · #6 03-15-2002, 04:42 AM

When was the transmission attached to the bell housing? It seams if the engine left the factory with the transmission, it should have some overspray on it as well if it was painted with it attached?

I'm like you Kirt S, I have not seen any bellhousings with paint and they didn't look blasted. I have had some before that were painted back in the old hot rod days.

How do you make paint stick to aluminum anyway without special primer?

[Edited by 69L89396 (03-14-2002 at 11:42 PM).]

**Charley Lillard** · #7 03-15-2002, 05:19 AM

I've had a a few bellhousings that I had to really work at to get the orig. paint off of. At least I assume it was orig. paint.

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