dads2vette said: David, As Joel has said, it's the labor that really gets you with these cars. Don't skimp on the parts...lord knows I've done that when doing stuff on my own in the past and have paid the price of having to do it over. You hate to have to go back in and have to replace the converter a yr or three down the road.
Like you mentioned it's better to find a good, honest mechanic than to find the cheapest. Often the honest ones end up saving you time and money anyway.
As far as having Joel do the work, wouldn't that be great to show up at his door with a tranny on your shoulder! "morning, where you want it!"
I think I'd say, "Hey Bubba, where you want it?"
I do wonder about the little mods they're going to do. They have been doing Chevy trannies for a long time. Their dad started the company some 40 years ago and the sons have been working there for 27 years. Not bad. Anyhoo... they want to make the car shift a little more like a sports car than a Caddy. So they propose doing a little drilling to make the shifting be a bit more firm, not squishy like it is now.
Is there anything I need to know about this? Anything I should tell them about what I want before it's too late?
And you're right, Dave. The tranny is on the bench in about 100 pieces right now. Why not put it back together right? That way I don't do it again. You know, I spent this much on a new interior but I have heartburn over the tranny. That's just messed up thinking. The tranny makes it go while the interior just looks good. Crazy...
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