transmission swap
#62
Support the rear of the car by the frame, if it isn't already. Let the rearend hang free, and the slip yoke in the trans should now have enough travel to be able to slide forward. You need to get a screwdriver between the rear yoke and u-joint, and pry forward to pop the caps off the yoke. You may also need to rotate the driveshaft a little to roll the u-joint free of the yoke. Don't drop the caps or you may lose some needle bearings, and don't mix them up. This would really be a good time to instal new u-joints, but from the sounds of it, it's probably above your pay grade!
#64
Ok, i feel really stupid now because i looked it up on youtube right after my last post and didnt realize thats what i had to do. And I have dropped a trans before out of my friends 94 Z28 so I had some sort of idea of what to do with the rest because he took the driveshaft off before i got there.
Well I dropped the trans today aaaaaaaannd guess what? It is definitely not a TH350. Its a powerglide. So I ran into a big problem. Waaaaaaaayyy bigger than i expected. So now i have to get a stock driveshaft. And I'm going to rebuild that powerglide and put it back in later, because that is a damn good transmission for the strip.
And that new tranny has a torque converter with it by the way, all I need is a driveshaft, no big deal right? <sarcasm
Well I dropped the trans today aaaaaaaannd guess what? It is definitely not a TH350. Its a powerglide. So I ran into a big problem. Waaaaaaaayyy bigger than i expected. So now i have to get a stock driveshaft. And I'm going to rebuild that powerglide and put it back in later, because that is a damn good transmission for the strip.
And that new tranny has a torque converter with it by the way, all I need is a driveshaft, no big deal right? <sarcasm
#67
It never shifted at all, because 1st gear was completely gone. But yes it is a powerglide, and it looked longer when it was in the car. I didn't even think to look at the shape of the pan until i was looking in my chilton repair manual and saw it had pan shapes in it.
#68
A powerglide is a good tranny for an all out race car that's strictly run on the drag strip. Unless you're planning on only racing your car it's a poor choice for a street/strip car. I'd put it up for sale and see if you can get $100 for it as a good core.