Hey all,

Just putting together my 388ci/700r4 combo, a warm day in the northeast had me back at it.

Wanted to finish up the bellhousing bolts. Luck has it I snapped the driverside lowest bolt.

Im really not looking forward to pulling the engine and trans again for this.

I plan on pulling the 700r4 next winter to have it beefed up (I cant imagine the stocker holding behind this motor very well)

Do you think the 5 bolt will hold aright for a season or shall I pull the drivetrain again?


Kyle

 

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I think you should be alright. When I did my first engine swap on my 84 Firebird I forgot to pull out one of the bell housing bolts on the pass side above the dowl pin. When I pulled out the old engine out I cracked the bell housing around that bolt. I put the new engine in and used that trans for about 25k miles. Then I installed the engine and trans in my 87T/A and used the trans til it started slipping. I have a TKO now but if that trans did'nt start slipping I'd still be using it. The only thing I'd do is put some grease over the snapped bolt so it does'nt rust and really get stuck in the engine

 

Thanks for the input.

Kyle