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Originally Posted by RamAirIV28
Hi,
I have the 55 manual tranny behind my 287, will a 59 389 bolt up in front of the bell housing and tranny? what other tranny's will bolt up to that bell housing bolt pattern?
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'59 389 should bolt to your '55 bell housing with no problems. If your '55 had a Hydra-Matic you might need to trim the flange on the 389 crankshaft just a bit to bolt the Hydra-Matic flywheel down flat, but if I remember correctly that isn't a problem with the manual flywheel.
More info about the block to bell housing interface here
http://www.pontiacsafari.com/L1Garag...eID/index.html