stacks! all done, pics!
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yeah she smokes, definitely not like a train but its a decent haze when you get on it, when my girl gets out of work ill have her take a picture of some smoke. when i have the extra coin ill have jim whip me up a set of stage 1s and ill find an extra tranny when i get the injectors, i want to slowly learn how to build a trannsmission, its like the ultimate goal for building lol so many parts..
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from what i'm told auto trannys arent too bad to build.. its just getting all the clutch packs to line up. i have done it once on reverse/1st gear clutches on a 4r100 and it SUCKS!!!!!!! of course the bell housing has to point straight up in the air and you pull it apart that way i believe. look for some instructions somewhere on it and you should be able to do it. just take it slow like you said
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from what i'm told auto trannys arent too bad to build.. its just getting all the clutch packs to line up. i have done it once on reverse/1st gear clutches on a 4r100 and it SUCKS!!!!!!! of course the bell housing has to point straight up in the air and you pull it apart that way i believe. look for some instructions somewhere on it and you should be able to do it. just take it slow like you said
Right now I have a Ford reman with only 10k on it so it should last me a little while. I just don't want to drop $4k on a good tranny if I can build one cheaper over time myself.
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The problem I have found with auto trannys isn't that they are hard to rebuild, it's that sometimes it can cost more to rebuild one than it does to just buy a new one. If all you need is an overhaul kit it isn't too bad($500), but once you start getting into valve bodies($250), torque converters($700 or more), etc, it really adds up quickly. I was going to rebuild the e4od in my bronco last year and it was actually cheaper for me to buy a new one. The new one also came with a new tc and a 3 year unlimited mile warranty. It's fun to rebuild one just for the learning experience though.
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yeah id just like to have a spare low mile tranny out of a truck that an old guy drove or something just to have peice of mind that im not going to be out of a truck for a few weeks or months, i had TC scare and i was looking for a new convertor and dammnnn they are friggen expensive sunline wanted 1200 for it and racer x was the most decent at a beefed up stock for 600+, im at 122k miles right now and fresh fluid, im taking it easy on the old girl with a few romps here and there untill i find a deal on a nice remaned tranny.
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Keep in mind that the diesel and gasser trannys are different, so if you find a good used one make certain that it's from a diesel.
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Do you need any special tools to rebuild a auto trans? It'd be kinda cool to build your own with heavy duty parts. I know mine probably won't last too long once I get a chip and Stage I's but that'll take a while for me to get the money for them.
Right now I have a Ford reman with only 10k on it so it should last me a little while. I just don't want to drop $4k on a good tranny if I can build one cheaper over time myself.
Right now I have a Ford reman with only 10k on it so it should last me a little while. I just don't want to drop $4k on a good tranny if I can build one cheaper over time myself.
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