Where to get flywheel dust cover?

[koosh]

69 RR, 383, 4 -SPEED.....looking for suggestions where to get dust cover?
Thanks!

 

[dadsbee]

Appears you have a Lakewood scatter shield bell housing.. missing the block protection plate!

 

[koosh]

So theres no cover for this?

 

[dadsbee]

As I said, you are missing the block protection plate. It's one heavy piece. It also spaces the bellhousing back about 1/4", so surprised your trans cross mount lines up.

You could take a piece of cardboard and make a pattern for a red neck plate and just bolt it on the exposed area.

 

[Fran Blacker]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/MOPAR-big-...ash=item4d7057e288:g:SnIAAOSwLhBatu47&vxp=mtr

 

[koosh]

Yikes....thanks guys.... looks like I'll be making one....unless of course tranny has to come out due to slow leak!

 

[Fran Blacker]

I'd and sa

Yikes....thanks guys.... looks like I'll be making one....unless of course tranny has to come out due to slow leak!

I'd buy the one on ebay (not mine, forgot) use it as a template. If you pull the motor in the future you'll have the plate, JMO. It is your money.

 

[Frank Mopar]

https://shiftsst.com/store/bellhousings/big-block-11-steel-inspection-cover-mopar.html

 

[dadsbee]

https://shiftsst.com/store/bellhousings/big-block-11-steel-inspection-cover-mopar.html

Not gonna work for his Lakewood..

 

[Frank Mopar]

Not gonna work for his Lakewood..

Right.. I seen dust cover and didnt take a good look at the pic

 

[Donakey]

What’s the cost to blowing your legs off, yikes.Thats an engineered peice to save your life for $86. $86 or no legs.

 

[Fran Blacker]

Do you know if the scattershield bearing retainer hole was indexed to crank? Mine was off .013, had to put offset dowel pins in. Service manuals at mymopar.com under reference .

 

[PP1RT]

Un used holes shoulda been a clue. A couple more pics for reference

 

[69Bee]

Here is a listing for a NEW one from FABO:

https://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/threads/lakewood-blowproof-block-plates-15765-15781.369728/

 

[koosh]

What’s the cost to blowing your legs off, yikes.Thats an engineered peice to save your life for $86. $86 or no legs.

As much as I'd like to keep my legs, i dont have the means to pull motor or tranny out to install one. I wont be racing or beating on this. I am sure back in my school days, my first RR had no blow shield, so am not to worried.....thanks for all the input fellas!

 

[PP1RT]

So your starter is bolted to the housing but does it have any real support? Will you have issues?

You can do it all under the car. Drop the tranny out,pull the housing,pull the clutch,pp and flywheel.

 

[koosh]

So your starter is bolted to the housing but does it have any real support? Will you have issues?

You can do it all under the car. Drop the tranny out,pull the housing,pull the clutch,pp and flywheel.

LOL.....yes under a car with jack stands....not going there, too old for that anymore!
I will take a pic of the starter tonight, not sure if a support issue or not, appreciate that thought though!

 

[wyrmrider]

is he still better off than having a cast iron bellhousing?
Does he have an SFI flywheel? which to do or do both?
First guy I saw get it at Old San Gabriel had a clutch go on his flathead coupe
had a moon tank on the passenger floorboard so he could reach the pump...