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A bell housing from a VW Bus (1968-1971) will work just as well. I just went through this same thing. They are also easier to find and easier to mount to something (ie engine stand).
The second phone call I made to one of the local independent VW garages yielded a used transmission for free (+ $50 to dig it out of storage). That transmission has a seperate bell housing.
Only the years listed above will work. The only modification needed is to drill out the starter pinion bushing. I drilled mine out to .5" - a little oversized but I had the drill bit and for a test stand it works fine. I bolted it to my drill press table centered on the original bushing hole and then ran the .5" drill through the bushing.
Before the transmission went in the dumpster I cut off the input shaft to use as a clutch alignment tool - a bonus.
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