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08-26-2017, 01:37 PM
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Sorry to hear this Eric, best of luck with whatever you deside to do.
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08-26-2017, 03:30 PM
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I've made contact with Legend through the dealer I bought the trans from, waiting to hear back from them.
At this point, my plans are to sell this car, and I'm going to throw a cheap beater together so I have something to test with. The Chevelle just isn't suited for my needs at this point--it's an original 4 speed car, so permanently converting it to automatic just doesn't sit right with me. Most importantly, it's already got low 11 second potential, and that means a cage, which is not happening in this car. Stuck between a rock and a hard place, as the old saying goes. As I'm planning to build something else, whatever I build is going to need a transmission. As such, I'm trying to figure out a way to get my 400 Turbo core built and get my hands on a suitable converter. If I can manage to make that happen, I'm looking to TEMPORARILY stuff it in the Chevelle so I can at least have one more shot at getting this slug-bucket bitch down the track in a manner representative of its power level. I'm sick to death of driveline breakage on this car making me look like a ******* chump @ the track. After that, the driveline comes out along with the interior peripherals (gauges, etc.), the 4.56 12 bolt comes out and the 3.73 goes in, then it's off to a new owner (I hope). There's no repairing the relationship between me and this car at this point. I loathe the sight of it right now, and all I want is for it to be out of my face.
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08-26-2017, 03:36 PM
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Hang in there Eric -- there WILL be better days ... TAZ
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08-26-2017, 07:23 PM
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Time for an Oldsmobile:-)
W-Machines are hot!!! Ryan
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08-27-2017, 01:01 AM
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Lenco time
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08-27-2017, 09:46 PM
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Not for all the rice in China.
Found the source of the vibration, but the trans noise is definitely still there. I can't figure out how to copy the link from Facebook, but there's a video of the trans noise on my Vintage page. The link is below in my signature line.
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08-27-2017, 11:45 PM
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08-28-2017, 12:31 PM
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My transmission guy Jody Haag from the Chevelle site assures me the noise is being caused by the solid hub twin disc clutch set-up causing the gears to rattle. I've never heard a box make this much noise, but by the same token I've never ran a non-sprung hub clutch on the street either. If he says it's normal and good to go, then I'll take his word for it.
Let the beatings commence.
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10-16-2017, 07:57 PM
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I sure hope I'm not jinxing myself here.....but I think I've got the entire 5 speed set-up in the Chevelle sold lock, stock & barrel.
If this pans out the car will be temporarily converted over to a 400 Turbo for track testing purposes. Once that's done, the 496 is coming out of the car and a mild engine will be going back in along with a Muncie 4 speed and appropriate peripherals. Hard lesson learned here: making a heavy stick car haul ass is WAY above my pay grade. Maybe once the car has a slushbox in it the "fire" will re-kindle between me & the car. We'll see. I hope.
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