Poly to LA block swap questions

340mopar said
I have a bell that has side mounts, passenger side hydraulic clutch and both LA and /6 bolt patterns. It would be heavy to ship though it is cast iron. I also have a neutral balanced flywheel( 318 ) these came out of a 1966 Dodge D200 with a 4 speed granny box.

Farmall, if this bellhousing doesn't work out for you, there is an early hemi to LA torqueflite adapter on Ebay, Item number 260007961261. If you look real closely, you will notice that there is no difference in the bellhousing bolt circle. The only difference between the two engines is the length of the crankshaft flange. The early engine bolted the flywheel to the crank flange with nuts and bolts. The LA engine had the bolt holes in the crank flange threaded for the flywheel bolts. This made the LA crank flange 3/4" closer to the block face. I learned this by bolting a 392 to a 727 in a 70 340 Cuda.The early Hemi, the Poly, and the LA all have the same bellhousing pattern. If you want to get your truck on the road for cheap, get a decent 318 and the right flywheel bolts (the LA's are shorter) and drive. You shouldn't even have to change the mounts unless they are shot.