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97 sas'sy Sierra/ 80 Cheep 10: tales of a phat block

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On a totally unrelated note, does your buddy have any more of those '88-'93 model steering wheels? I can't find one locally that anyone will sell me because all the yards want to keep them on the steering column so they can sell them as one unit. They're refusing my cash offers, so I'm reaching out as far as Canada. Next step will be the classified section I guess. <sigh> I have a couple of the '81-'87 style wheels laying around, but I don't want to use them. The Grant GT I have on there is not a good setup and I don't really trust it fully. Plus it blocks the gauges from my vantage point since I put bucket seats in there that are lower than the stock seat.
 
andyblack said:
Dude. You can rebuild a TH350 yourself. I rebuilt a TH400 last summer. It wasn't too hard. A few special tools were needed, but I was able to improvise. The rebuild kit was under $150 USD and a factory rebuilt B&M torque converter was under $100, maybe $60 (I think). Just get a shop manual off eBay or somewhere so you can see how to do it and what the proper tolerances are. You have to measure the endplay and use shims to get the input shaft to act right. If I can do it, I know you can. It's worth a try at least. I mean what else are you going to do this winter while it's snowing outside? :D Look at the experience you'll gain, plus you'll save over half the money you would spend. Unless you just don't feel like doing it...
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I know I can do it. I was seriously debating it. Aside from the couple tools I need. I know the parts up here would be $4-500. Just a converter is $200 on eBay. So for the extra $300 its worth it for someone else to do it.
 
That's a lot of money for a TH350. Is stuff really that much more expensive up there?

Martin
 
82355 said:
That's a lot of money for a TH350. Is stuff really that much more expensive up there?

Martin
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I paid $1100 for a trans shop to build the turbo 350 that I put in the Beaumont few years back. Same shop had wanted $600 to regear the ten bolt in the Beaumont. The guy who will do my trans charged $300 back than.

Hindsight though, I have no problem doing diffs. Never done a gear swap, but plenty of lockers, posi's.

So yeah some things are quite expensive up here. I try not to order from summit, rather my local speed shop. For the most part it's comparable in pricing. But with the price of the dollar right now and add on duties/taxes it can get up there real fast
 
Did some horse tradin for one of my rc's today. Teeth have hardly any wear, can't see any where the cross pin rides either. Figured it was a fair trade, hope it fits :haha:

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I need something for my 14 too! I don't even have the front driveshaft on it yet. :haha:

You got a 10 bolt in back of the 80?

How's the th350 coming along?
 
max 02 said:
I need something for my 14 too! I don't even have the front driveshaft on it yet. :haha:

You got a 10 bolt in back of the 80?

How's the th350 coming along?
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Looks like a ten bolt to me.....but I haven't looked that hard at it :haha:

Yeah front shaft never went back on mine....u joints in the cv are non existent :doah:
 
Got an afternoon in today. Been workin lots of OT lately, haven't had time to do much in the garage/house.

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Lightened the tcase a good few pounds, full grain shovel of mud
Come off her, forgot to add it was full of ATF.....not that I care. But some might :haha:

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And he guilt tripped me out of my Quadrajet :whistle:

And now my extra 205 shifter...:dunno: :haha: :popcorn:
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Thanks focker :waytogo:

Why will I need 2 shift forks :whistle:

Tore covers off the diffs today. 12 bolt rear/44 front 2:76 and 2:73
Gears. Got a set of ten bolts with 3:08s lined up for a handle of rye :thumb:.

So I quit tearin into the axles, had an encounter with the sway bar too!!

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I don't have the truck yet... But it is the one up the road from me that I stole some hydroboost part off.

I would think it has 373s might be 342s :dunno:
 
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