Glass beading a muncie tail housing

[Patrick K. Graham]

Would glass beading the tail housing (429 thin rib)of a 1964 muncie transmission result in NCRS judging points deductions? I found one for my car, but it has already been glass beaded (not sandblasted). It's a 429 housing - thin rib and they are kind of hard to find.

Also, the tail housing I took off my transmission had one broken shifter mounting thread boss, one broken mounting to the frame thread boss and one shifter thread hole that had a bolt driven too deep into the hole resulting in a crack on the inside of the housing where the bolt was "punching" through the housing.

Is this tail housing fixable such that it will be as strong as original? Or will fixing the broken and cracked thread holes be as strong (mounting wise) as when it was new?

Thanks, Patrick

[Mike M.]

Re: Glass beading a muncie tail housing

Check out T & B transmission & Gear. The link is below. They have almost everything for Muncie transmissions. It may be cheaper then repairing.

http://www.tbtrans.com/index.htm

[Verle R.]

Re: Glass beading a muncie tail housing

Find the right shop and aluminum can be welded/repaired and be as strong as original. If there is a lot of welding it may distort so it should be checked by a good machine shop.

May be cheaper to find a good one.

The bead blasted tail shaft housing will be a minor deduct, if the judges even notice it under there.

Verle

[Dennis A.]

Re: Glass beading a muncie tail housing

Camaro Hi-Performance does a great job on repairing aluminum....