I'm in Ventura looking for someplace to check my trans... with out breaking the bank

Any suggestions...

Do it yourself! It's not very hard with the right tools and the factory manual or a haynes manual to follow. Do you have a clean workbench/area to open the transaxle up?
You can probably borrow most of the specialized tools that you may need.

Nope... don't really have any space to do any work like that...

I've heard Dr. Evil does that sort of thing when he's not removing tonsils or rebuilding knees (or whatever the hell it is he does when he should really be working on transmissions)...

Skip

Your absolute best and cheapest way to get your trans done and YOU get to do it yourself with professional guidance. If a trip north is out of the question, tallk to Mike about doing a So-Cal clinic. Hell I may even make that trip with him and spend a few extra days


http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=98310

he just did a clinic at Heeltoe's house...or you could throw it on a Greyhound bus to San Diego. I just did 4 boxes. the best part was that while inspecting cores I found:
a short 2nd (E)
S gear and an H gear

this guys first gear was brutalized

woof! poor old dog had to gum his food

electric car special box

this box will never get greasy again

That would be cool but I don't know if there are enough SoCal people that would like to do it, or if he has the extra time...

Wolf,
Contact T H O M A S (that is how to spell it if you PM him). He is pretty local and a great tranz wrench

I will Thanks!

Call Ottos in Venice beach. He has done 3 boxes for me over the years. He is good and fast. He has all the parts.

Ditto on Otto's.

John can be a cranky fellow some days, but he certainly knows his stuff.

I do 'em too, and I'm in Santa Maria. Lemme warn you, before it comes apart and no matter who does the work, cheap ain't in the cards. They usually need a couple of bearings, a coup[le of synchros, maybe some dog teeth, a first gear slider, and the parts add up REALLY quickly.

The Cap'n

Sean Malloy in the Sandiego area is also a good tranny builder... Thats his work in the above postings.

C

I'll second Sean V8. Was just at his shop this morning looking at 3 gear stacks and his fixtures and discussing my trans.

Sean I just had my olds trans rebuilt around $1800. or more the dude said I need motor mounts also, he also painted the trans is that why it cost so munch

oh yeah, that magic paint will get ya evey time.
OT: yall ever seen that Olds Toronado tranverse transaxle? it was FWD but I saw it ina mid engined Kelmark Dino kit. I thought it was clunky looking but interesting.

isnt crusty in driving distance?

the eelectric shold be driving in a few weeks, Im so excited to see that