Just a long story and a question.
- Thread starter Jporter
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Jporter said:
By the way, I got the check today from the insurance company. Now, I have to figure out if I should cancel the body work appointment for the 18th and replace the tranny instead. On the way home from my girlfriends house the rpms wouldn't go beyond 1500 and couldn't get past 25mph. My luck sucks this year. I'm thinking it would be senseless to get the body work fixed before the transmission. I tried the lucas stuff as suggested, but I guess I was too late.
Jporter said:
Well, this never ending dilemma has come to a close. Transmission crapped out on me about 12 miles from home and I had to have it towed to the local tranny place :slam . Guess I know now whether to get the tranny or the body work done first. On a good note though the transmission place figures it'll cost at most $1500 to rebuild which still leaves me with some to sock away towards the bodywork and he'll more than likely have the car ready for me Friday afternoon. AND I'll get some exercise that I've been sorely lacking lately hoofing it for the next 2 days.
MonsterMark
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Talk to Geno 1st and get a built tranny with all the good stuff in it for the price of a simply 'shop' repair. I'd feel better having a 600 hp capable tranny for the same money as a stocker.
MonsterMark said:
I would. Except NJ is about a 6 hour drive. Last time I went it took me about 8 and a half hours to get to Six Flags. Its all highyway and a lot of tolls and the car wouldn't make it to NJ in the condition it is in. I'm positive Geno knows what he's doing but it does me no good at this point. When the time comes that I have the money, I'm pretty sure I'll be ordering from him the minor mods and things I'd like to do to the car, but I'll ask to have them shipped rather than drive to pick them up unless for some reason or another I'm in the area. Besides I don't care about 600hp. The car will get me where I need to go, I'm not a speed demon any longer after seeing what happened to my little sister and trying to explain it to my parents when someone she was with thought they were one of the Pettys or Mario Andretti. I've seen too many people with more horsepower than they can handle wrapped around telephone poles than I'd like. If you can handle the power of 600hp and in a controlled environment that's one thing. This is coming from someone that used to teach offensive/defensive driving to people that worked VIP protection in the military and for a couple years after I got out. Nothing personal. So don't take this the wrong way it's just not my thing. I appreciate all the posts and suggestion and thank everyone for their input. It is, and hopefully will continue to be invaluable. Maybe I'm just tired or stressed, so if I've offended anyone, somehow or in someway, I apologize in advance.
MonsterMark
Dedicated LVC Member
Eh, no problem. My comment wasn't about needing to build a 600 hp car, rather it was to point out that you can get a stock quality rebuilt transmission or an indistructible one for the same price. And you get a few more bucks out of the car selling it to someone who could/would appreciate the benefits of a grenade proof tranny.Jporter said:
BTW, make sure those guys working on your trans are putting in a mechanical diode in the one-way clutch or we may be hearing from you again. It is the weakest link in this tranny. Anybody doing manual 1-2 upshifts and 4-2 downshifts is asking for trouble if the trans doesn't have the upgraded diode.
Okay. Luck seems to be getting better , turns out the the guy who worked on my transmission did more work than I expected for $1642.50. He had the following extra parts he ordered for someone that never picked them up and used them when he did my tranny because he hasn't had a Mark come for awhile since he ordered them. A Pro street 3000 rpm convertor,some 8 bolt crank flexplate(don't know what it does so I don't know if it's good or not),EGR tube, 1-2/3-4 acumulator (?) thing he said that was a Ford suggestion awhile back, one piece drive shaft(?) new mounts(?)and u-joints. I took it around the block with him and he suggested I not use the O/D for city use but for highway instead seemed to run nice and then we took it onto route 2 and it didn't even feel like we were up to 85 so quickly,maybe that's normal for these cars, I don't know. When we went back to the shop he told me the extra parts were no charge because when I had the car dropped off his son recognized me and told him I was his squad leader during desert storm. Unfortunately he was just on his way to make a parts pick up and couldn't talk,and it was his day off when I picked up the car. So,was this a good deal? AND I STILL have a little set aside to put towards the body work it was originally intended for. Now If I can just find a cheap HID assembly. Can I use the old one that got damaged in the accident? the bulbs all work its just the outside lens and the relector inside that got damaged. I already found the cornering light, grill and that chrome strip at the junk yard for short money. He wants me to bring it back after I put 500 miles on it to make sure everythings alright,maybe I'll get to talk to Chris then.