<VV> 2 answers to why?

[The Reinharts]

Tim, Why do you switch to a late style bell housing and rear cover assembly 
when changing your early engine to late guts? I thought the bell housings 
were the same accept for a small recess for the cam in an early bell 
housing. And I thought the rear covers were all the same. Am I wrong? I am 
thinking about doing this for my loadside engine because the truck came with 
a freshly ground late crank, .010 over cyl. and pistons, new cam gear, and 
new lifters. All I have to purchase is a new  late model camshaft. Thanks

Jamie
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> my 2 answers to why go to the "trouble" of hogging out a 145 block to take
> 164cu in stuff are  it looks stock when done , it is a better job that 
> putting
> the oil fill hole in a 164 block.either job take about the same time and
> effort . it does not require any special tools. both are not that hard to 
> do. i
> should not have to explain it much to knowing FC guys or those with a 
> little
> savy in corvairs.  i  use late ends(bell housing and rear cover  assembly) 
> on
> the block , along with all late engine guts. if i also change  to 
> alternator
> , i use a 1 inch soft plug in the oil fill pipe hole.i have done  all of 
> this
> several times over the years , and they look good and run  good.
> several pictures of some of my past engines are on the web somewhere. 
> enjoy.
> regards , hoping for a snow melt , tim colson
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