lakewood bell housing

[dodgebee]

thinking about buying one from a guy for bb eng,he does not know if it will fit a 11 inch clutch or not,how do you measure to determine if its a 10 or 11 inch. block plate number 15765 says it a bb mopar do not know 10 or 11 inch. thanks

[John_Kunkel]

Newer Lakewood housings will fit different flywheels, they have two different locations for the starter pilot. Check the starter area for two holes side-by-side to locate the starter pilot socket.

[birdsandbees]

I originally installed mine in 1979, it will fit either the 10.5 or 11" clutch / flywheel.

[Ghoste]

Now why did I not think to paint mine orange?  Another project to complete now lol.

[dodgebee]

birds and bees i have your old style lakewood bell  same hole pattern.

[70 sublime]

So this is the bell housing I have and it only has one hole for the starter
Does that mean it is only good for the smaller flywheel ?
Can the extra hole just be drilled and move it over for a bigger flywheel ?

[John_Kunkel]

You'll notice that the newer housing has two holes for the starter pilot and it has two sets of holes for the starter bolts, so adding just a second pilot hole won't work.

Only way I know of to determine which flywheel yours is set up for is compare to a known housing.