I have a 78 ford 400ci with a 4 speed standard tranny and i am trying to convert it to a 5-speed tranny but am having trouble finding a bell housing that will bolt up to my block any sugestions

Asked by jwgoode Mar 24, 2015 at 05:08 PM about the 1978 Ford F-250

Question type: Car Customization

I was told that a zf5 speed standard tranny out of an 88 ford 351ci would bolt up but the bell housing is not even close to the stock bell housing
would a zf5 tranny out of a 460ci bolt up?

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I believe the bolt pattern on the 460 and 400 are the same.

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