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ITSBACK · 01-07-2013, 10:16 PM

I have a Lakewood bellhousing but the guy I bought it from could not find the blockplate. I went to Lakewood site and could not find either so I called and they said the blockplate is not available. He first gave me a part number and when I asked for a price he said its not available. Does anyone know where I can find one?
Thank you.

Chipped Tooth · 01-07-2013, 11:24 PM

If you could make a template of what you need I could make one out of any thickness steel you want.
I work at a shop with laser and plasma tables

PM me if your interested.

old66tiger · 01-08-2013, 01:49 PM

Order a new belhousing, make a template of the plate and then return the unused bellhousing.

70pontiaction · 01-08-2013, 10:56 PM

I also am in need of a block plate and have
been hoping someone would sell one.

Bought the bellhousing eons ago and never
got the plate - was told he'd call me when
he found it........guess it was reallllly lost.

Is there anyone who has one and is not using
it that would "rent" it to duplicate it??

Maybe?

ITSBACK · 01-08-2013, 11:12 PM

There is a guy in here that is selling the set but doesnt want to sell just the plate which I understand. The guy I got mine from said the same thing and I cant remember his name to see if it turned up. I emailed the guy with the set to see if I could drive out to trace it out on a piece of sheet metal but havnt heard back from him either way yet. If I get it I will get it to you when done.

Vince GTO · 01-08-2013, 11:43 PM

I have a bell housing and plate I could trace it and send it to somebody if needed.

PM me if you need it.

ITSBACK · 01-09-2013, 12:43 AM

pm sent

goatman65 · 01-09-2013, 07:20 AM

Smmit offered one a few years back for around $75. I think it was a Lakewood. I bought a LW bell without the blockplate on ebay about 4 yrs ago and was going to buy the plate from Summit but never did,yet.
Maybe you could call Summit to see if they have any still in stock.

ddella22 · 01-09-2013, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chipped Tooth

If you could make a template of what you need I could make one out of any thickness steel you want.
I work at a shop with laser and plasma tables

PM me if your interested.

I am also in the same situation, any idea on price?

Vince GTO · 01-09-2013, 10:30 AM

I can dig my plate out and bring it to a local shop and get a price on building some.

Once I get a price we can take a poll and see how many we need if the price is good.

Vince

importsmasher · 01-09-2013, 10:33 AM

Out of curiosity, is there any concern with running the Lakewood bell housing without the block plate?

Importsmasher

Vince GTO · 01-09-2013, 12:31 PM

In my mind as long as you have an adjustable pivot ball the clutch should adjust fine with out the plate. If you have any issues like the clutch exploding you could lose the engine also with out the protection of the plate. IMO..

ahnuld · 01-09-2013, 04:19 PM

without the plate your tranny would be that much further in the pilot bearing, might not matter to some. Dan

ddella22 · 01-09-2013, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vince GTO

I can dig my plate out and bring it to a local shop and get a price on building some.

Once I get a price we can take a poll and see how many we need if the price is good.

Vince

I'm in!

ITSBACK · 01-09-2013, 06:25 PM

Im in. Called Summit and no good.

ITSBACK · 01-09-2013, 06:26 PM

I want the plate to protect the block as well.

importsmasher · 01-09-2013, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vince GTO

In my mind as long as you have an adjustable pivot ball the clutch should adjust fine with out the plate. If you have any issues like the clutch exploding you could lose the engine also with out the protection of the plate. IMO..

Thanks for that info. I have been running my 74 GTO with a Lakewood bell housing and no block plate for years; I was aware that if the clutch explodes it might take the block too, but I was wondering if there were any other concerns. My clutch adjusts just fine, and being slightly further in the pilot bearing is not a concern. Next time I do the clutch I will probably install it; when I switched from the stock bell housing, I didn't feel like removing the clutch.

Thanks,
Importsmasher

Vince GTO · 01-09-2013, 09:39 PM

I found the plate tonight it is .135" thick. I will give the machine shop a call tomorrow and see if they can duplicate it and hopefully get a guess on cost. I am guessing it will not be real cheap but who knows!

looks like three people are interested
ISBACk
ddella2
70Pontiaction

Vince

archerytony · 01-09-2013, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vince GTO

I found the plate tonight it is .135" thick. I will give the machine shop a call tomorrow and see if they can duplicate it and hopefully get a guess on cost. I am guessing it will not be real cheap but who knows!

looks like three people are interested
ISBACk
ddella2
70Pontiaction

Vince

that sounds cool. before i installed mine i bolted it to the bell housing and reamed the rest of the holes out with a drill it sure made putting the bolts in nice later on.

Chipped Tooth · 01-09-2013, 10:34 PM

If interested I could figure up a cost with .135 material or i can check our stock and see what we have close if we dont have any .135

What is a rough measurment of the outside diameter? then i can prolly figure a rough cost.

I can make as many as needed, once its drawn up all i have to do is load the program and load the material and hit start LOL

Could be made out of Stainless or Aluminum too, But only if more than a few are wanted in something other than steel.

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