Well, I need my tranny rebuilt...

but look at the bright side...

new transmission.

 

Dammit I thought this was about bionic transgenders...now that wouldve been interesting..

 

Three or four speed auto, Tim?

$1400 - $1600 seems kinda high for either, especially since they'll likely swap it out for a rebuilt unit, rather than rebuild yours.

Call around to some tranny shops for estimates, imo.

 

Good advice Mike, that does seem to be about right though. Us dodge guys are seeing typical prices of 1800+ for our tranny rebuilds. Granted these are computer controlled, and I'm not sure how much bearing that has on price.

 

my van needs a new transmission as well. but poor me has no money. man i wish a relative would die soon...

 

Ever thought about getting a good one from a wreckers and getting your mechanic to put it in?

 

I was thinking " El Camino? It'll probably have one of those old Turbo 350's."

A good rebuilt one shouldn't be hard to come up with. Down here that would be about $1100. Maybe the price difference is geographical somehow?

 

The El Camino probably has a 350 - 400 turbo. There are tons of them out there. Shouldnt be that expensive. since its rear wheel driven, its easy to replace. the price they quoted should include a new torque converter (around $300.00). When I was in the business, a rebuilt 350 turbo, a rebuilt torque converter with labor was around $1200.00. Our transmissions also came with a 2 yr unlimited mileage warranty.

 

That's what I thought.

'Cos, you know, I'm a girl, and therefore know nothing about cars.

 

I would advise against this. If the junkyard tranny craps out a week down the road, you're responsible to pay the labor to have the tranny replaced again. Imo and ime spend the extra $ to get a rebuilt unit (that should last, and comes with a warranty) rather than a used one (that's a crapshoot as to whether it's good or not).

 

Do you know which OD you have? There's two, the 200R4 and the 700R4. To tell which you have, look at the tranny pan. A rectangular pan is the 700R4, and the non-rectangular pan (that narrows near the crossmember) is the 200R4.

The 700 is more expensive than the 200.

If you can let me know which you have (and the year and engine size of your Elky), I'll call my tranny man for a ballpark estimate, to see if your guy is close on price.

 

Everybody should have a tranny guy. Get a Doug Nash, damn near bullet proof.

Mike

 

probably a 700r4, fairly common. Nice ride, that would make a cool project vehicle some day. Stick with a national chain too, that way you can get it serviced anywhere if there's a problem.

 

We use this guy. He can make a Powerglide live in a 1500+ horsepower car running 6.80's @ 200+ mph.

www.competitiontransmission.com

 

... I'm sorry.




Tranny guy... ::snort::

 

I may look this one up. I swapped a C-6 for A Doug Nash 4sp auto. Jumped my pony up quite a bit.

Mike