alright well this is in my 1950 chevy pickup.. and turns out i was just cruising on the highway all day and finally got home later in the night and it was makin a tickin sound like a flywheel bolt was comin loose or sumthing so i shut it down and checked them all and they were all tight so i was lookin around for what it could be and looked at the starter area and noticed a HUGE crack just about all the way accross the bellhousing.. starting at the starter.. going back about 3 inches.. strait up to the top (middle) and about 5-6 inches further down the other side.. i couldnt believe it ... does anyone know what this could have been???

all of the tranny to engine bolts were tight so it wasnt that... mounts maybe?? also i know that the tranny is shot because of that so im wondering on any other suggestions for trannys.. like the 4l80e or the 4l60e??? what other mods would i run into with adding one of these two> also would it be worth spending the money on like a tci tranny... for the warrenty or just keep spendin a couple hundred bucks each time this happenes... heh.. but if anyone can help that would be great...

btw... the tranny is a 700r4 behind a stout 283 w/ 410 gears..