Re: hemi box/scattershield questions

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Neal,

1. Not hard at all.
2. as said before, Brewers and Passon have parts
3. Yes

Most scattershields I've seen have the 4.80" hole and Lakewood has a spacer ring to bring it down to the 4.35" size.

Mark


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From: neal zimmerman <neal.zimmerman@xxxxxxxxx>


>      1) Is it hard to find clutches /throwouts for the hemi boxes???
>       2) are hard  parts available for the hemi boxes, such as gears, etc>>>
>        3) do they take a standard hurst shifter and rods?
>    As to the scattershield: do they typically make the input bearing
> retainer hole in a generic size>???   The hole itself is a little
> loose on the bearing retainer, seems to be cut for the larger 5.125
> Overdrive bearing retainer, but it would make no sense to make a
> scattershield for a big block with an overdrive so i am wondering if
> they just made a generic hole and the owner is left to decide how to
> shim it in tight, like the factory holes were. I already figured out
> how you could do it, with the help of a machinist.
>   I have heard horror stories of guys running overdrive bellhousings
> (5.125 hole) with the smalller 4.80 bearing retainer and  wearing out
> the front of their tranny, but somebody at the swap meet  said since
> the bellhousing is steel and not aluminum its not an issue but i dont
> know if i believe him as he seemed like an idiot.
>   I want to do it right and make it tight as the factory holes were,
> or am i just being a nervous nellie???
>   I definitely dont want to destroy my Hemi box as its probably as
> close as i will ever come to owning a Hemi.LOL
>    neal zimmerman, eugene oregon


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