455 block info for trans
#2
Yes a 455 Olds will support a manual transmission. What is unknown about your block is, does it have the drilled hole for the "Z" bar pivot, and is your crank drilled for a pilot bearing? Any manual trans BOP bell housing will bolt up to any Olds modern V8.
#3
ok so where would the hole for the z bar be, on top or the side(driver or pass.)? also is it just the crank that is to be drilled, my block was hooked to auto originally the block cast# 396021F on front, I believe its the original engine out of my 70 442.
#4
The drivers side rear. Here's some pictures I had on the computer of the Z bar installed.
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Then here's a block on a stand. Look for the bolt hole near the back of the block, just under the head and toward the transmission. The bolt hole with a round pad milled into the block around it. Just forward of the alignment pin for the transmission or bellhousing.
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John
P1010479-1.jpg
P1010480-1.jpg
P1010481-1.jpg
P1010482-1.jpg
P1010483-1.jpg
P1010484-1.jpg
Then here's a block on a stand. Look for the bolt hole near the back of the block, just under the head and toward the transmission. The bolt hole with a round pad milled into the block around it. Just forward of the alignment pin for the transmission or bellhousing.
P1010541.jpg
John
#6
Of course, the lack of a threaded hole for the Z-bar pivot ball just means that either you need to use a hydraulic throwout bearing or a bolt-on bracket to mount the ball. And the pilot bearing issue is obviously in the crank, not the block.
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