Technical Who cut my pre-war flathead gearbox in half ?

Slowly getting through the pile of Flathead parts i,ve saved in the last 30 years. Did,nt even know i had this. Cut right through the first two bolt holes to mount the tower, nicely machined too. Also no inspection opening, only a 1/2 inch hole. What is going on here ?
While your here, is the clean shield ( two days in vinegar ) in the last photo something that never gets put back on a 8BA/RT. The three bolt holes fit the heads, is this a air-filter support or a heat shield for something else on the 8BA/RT ?

 

That may be a “hogshead” for a 4 speed or it may be an adapter for some type of industrial application since it has no inspection plate.
It could probably be used as an adapter for newer manual transmissions.

No idea on the sheet metal piece.

 

Poor man's "in-out box"?

 

There is another thread on here somewhere about cutting of the gearbox at the blue line to use the bellhousing for a different gearbox.

 

I'm not totally up on them, but I think early '32 transmissions had an oiler cup up there on the top of the bellhousing to lube the throwout bearing. Soon discontinued, maybe you have one. Or at least part of one.

It seems Ford sent many discontinued items overseas for use in their production. The '32 hood sides with a rib around the louvers as an example.

Does your trans have a serial number stamped on it?

 

Forgot to mention. C18D 8364 between two Ford stars. Just above the small lube hole between the top two mounting holes . Inside is the standard throwout bearing.

 

Here's some pics stolen off the web of early style 32 transmissions. See the cup up there? But I've got no idea if your 8,364 serial number is in the same series as US numbers. If so, that's a pretty early production car it came from.

 

I would bet it was modified to power a machine of some nature, a sawmill perhaps?

 

Thanks Alchemy . Bet the late @Bruce Lancaster would have loved to research this one .

 

Well at least the "C" in the serial number denotes Canadian produced...

 

The '32 transmission case without the inspection opening was still appearing throughout the '32 production. I have one with a serial number which is very late in the '32 production numbers.

 

Veddy interestink.

 

I'd say that Brading nailed it in post 4. The case was cut in two and drilled and tapped to bolt another trans or a drive unit for a piece of equipment to it.
The collar is still there for the throw out bearing to slide on so I'd think modified to fit a different transmission.

 

Did one just like that on an old plywood ski boat we restored ,early 80s . the clutch lets you rev up to pull multiple skiers outa the drink .It worked good .