Will GM 200r4 work with factory floor shift location?

jbc426 said

This was a thought provoking addition to what is an incredible documentary. However, it dawned on me today to take my radiator down to a local shop and have the lower tank removed and have the Chevy fittings and inner cooling tube swapped in. That way I can run Chevy sized lines up to, and through my radiator, before it goes to the tranny cooler.

PS if it were not for Spring Fling down in LA next week, I would post some pics of the Reid bell housing, 318 neutral balanced ring gear and custom torque converter on here. ( This eliminates the need for the Wilcat adaptors, and for good reason) The Hughes transforming 408 stroker kit, cam and well massaged Eddie heads and engine parts are due in tomorrow. The transmission has still not been assigned or been committed to a certain delivery date, but the man building it is of stout reputation. I trust his product shines in the same light.

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JBC, Good luck on your build!! You have a very good idea about the tranny fittings and I had seriously considered doing just that. In my case, I'm doing the tranny swap in a friends garage and don't want to take up the space any longer than necessary. Also my car is a daily driver so I would hate to take it apart and have "down" while I had the radiator fixed. Third, I plan to replace the old radiator with an aluminum one later this year so it would be a waste of money to do my current radiator. Otherwise, for those folks building up from scratch it is a PERFECT solution to the tranny cooling line fitting problem. You should have started a thread to document your tranny swap. I don't mind at all if you add your work to this thread since it would give other members a place to go to see two different ways to "skin the cat"!!!!!!


We need to see some pics, the more the better. That way you get more questions and ideas thrown at you!!!
Treblig