I have a Browell aluminum 8 5/8" deep bell for an FE. I haven't put it to use yet, but it was used before. Originally it was designed for a chevy 168 tooth ring gear long ago, but that is illegal now because the steel liner did not come out to cover the ring gear, not enough room in the bell. A flywheel came out in UK I believe and killed a spectator. They made a rule change in the US after that (A story I heard...).
The 164 SBF ring gear won't fit either, the 157 will. If you use a 10" hat then that will work with the smaller 157 flywheel. I bought mine for a Super Stock racer, and what he did was research all the ring gears and outside diameters etc. What he came up with was using an AMC 164 tooth ring gear, that is in between the two SBF ring gear outside diameters. Cut his FE flywheel on a lathe to fit and install the AMC ring gear, and ran a 10" Soft loc hat and disc. He put the full depth steel liner in the bell. He said it worked out very well and he felt safer knowing the flywheel won't cut through the floor.
He had to buy a custom starter from GPE Competition starters in OK I think, they make a lot of starters for oddball stuff and deep cans in particular, he is a comp racer.
http://gpestarters.com/services/
