3-53 in a jeep

[bigin]

ok guys.... i'm looking for that golden goose ...... have a 3-53NA in a jeep cj-7... came from a Hostess delivery truck.... t-19 4 speed..... what I need is some help finding a bell housing.... this IS NOT an ASE bell housing.... go's from the back of the block to the face of the trans.....has an open bottom and mounts at an angle on each side.....the truck was a Ford chassis
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[HH]

Have you tried the following

Phoenix Casting

Foley Engine

Gilo Engineering

Diesel Engine Motor.com

Why not keep the T19 as it is close to the same as a T18 and you can get most any TC adapter. IIRC - you can use the Jeep Dana 20 or IH Scout Dana 300 with a texas pattern behind the T19 with the right parts. The T19 came in 4WD IHs also.

Are you sure it is not an SAE bellhousing? Here is a Chart of the SAE bell sizes.

BTW, Cool Jeep. I have a CJ5, CJ7, Jeepster Commando, and a ZJ which is getting a diesel. Hope to have it on the road before summer. I said that last year too......See link below.

[bigin]

I have the t-19.... had to get and adapter from Novak convertions.... to put my dana 300 behind.... the reason I'm looking for the bell housing is because i broke the stock one in 2......I'll pull it out this weekend and post some picks..... did you see my vid in the post your pic's section

[GeeDubya]

Hey Bigin
Good luck with your conversion. A 3-53 would not be my choice, but it is a good engine.
In 1975 I put a 4-53 in an F250 4WD, with a New Process 435 and a Warner direct/OD in front of the New Process. I still have the truck & use it as a yard donkey. It's really antiquated by todays engineering. Let us know how it works out.

[bigin]

Hey Bigin
Good luck with your conversion. A 3-53 would not be my choice, but it is a good engine.
In 1975 I put a 4-53 in an F250 4WD, with a New Process 435 and a Warner direct/OD in front of the New Process. I still have the truck & use it as a yard donkey. It's really antiquated by todays engineering. Let us know how it works out.

I've had this motor in the jeep for 6 months now and its the best thing thats ever happened to it ...... has alot more power than the jeep 6 and it gets 34 mpg + on the hwy doing 65 to 70 .. plus on the trails on wet dist or plug wires to worry about ...here it is in action before the BIG tires
http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXoZRe9cuZA

[bigin]

ok guys heres what I'm looking for... not as big as I thought
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[rustyk]

That YouTube musta been where you rescued the amateurs...fixed the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXoZRe9cuZA