[sdbob]

I remember back in 60s buying used Lakewood Pontiac bellhousing for $50.00! No bs.

[mgarblik]

Originally Posted by sdbob

I remember back in 60s buying used Lakewood Pontiac bellhousing for $50.00! No bs.

That sounds about right. The Lakewood I bought from this forum last year I think I paid $300.00 for plus shipping. It was in great shape and had the block plate as well. I have had great luck buying things from this board and try to offer killer deals on the stuff I sell as well here. I try to feed the hobby.

[Tom Vaught]

A heavy as the things are, as long as they are not butchered and have the Block-Saver
plate they are basically as good as new, they never wear out.

I have a much older Lakewood scatter-shield, (before the shields even had the front plate) that I use on a "Engine Run Stand".

Purely to do actual engine run time making sure the carb is spot-on at the idle and part throttle/ transitions areas on the carbs.

It has paid for its self many times over the years.
The Lakewood bolts right on to the rear mount in Picture#2. The side arms swing over and pick up the Side Engine Mounts.

So the older Lakewood products can do a lot of other Pontiac engine work without being installed in a vehicle.

The $800 savings vs the Quicktime shield paid for 1/2 of my run stand basically.


Tom V.

[Skip Fix]

My old machinist n his old dial dyno required a scattershield.

[i82much]

pretty sure mine is a mcleod. big heavy bugger.

[geeteeohguy]

I have a 40+ year-old Lakewood can on my '61 Corvette. When I rebuilt the trans and engine 3 years ago, I learned something from Paul at 5speeds.com: when using a block saver plate with a scattershield, it is a good idea to change out to an extended pilot bushing. The block saver plate moves the trans away from the engine about 3/16". pulling the pilot shaft of the trans out of the bushing or bearing that amount. The extended bushing supports the entire input/pilot shaft, not just the tip of it. I installed a brass extended bushing in my car during its assembly.
The reason the transmission needed overhaul was that the Lakewood shield had been installed with about .120" runout, resulting in a destroyed input shaft.

[Tom Vaught]

Good Advice, I also have extended the bushing the thickness of the Block Saver Plate a couple of times for different Pontiac engines.
I used a Chevy Application bushing, measured the crankshaft hole carefully, and had the bushing trimmed in outside diameter for a
snug but not tight fit into the crankshaft. The Chevy app has a larger OD for the bushing.

I had a bearing fail one time and it basically wounded the input shaft bad enough that it needed to be replaced on my Original 4 speed muncie trans. No more input shaft bearings at that location for me.

Tom V.