TELL ME WHY WE DO THIS?!!!!!

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Valkman

Valkman

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Sorry guys I just had to vent a little. So I buy this 73 challenger 340 4spd supposably restored. It had a problem with the transmission which I knew about when I bought it but when I pull the transmission I found out someone had forgot to put oil in it and it is now it's complete trash
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Check out the light behind the pilot bushing showing worn out the input shaft is.
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So now I'm on lookout for another transmission which are pretty hard to come by in my area. I find one in the price is not so reasonable but it was in good shape it came out of a 68 Roadrunner. I knew I was going to have to change the tail shaft to work in the Challenger but what I didn't take into consideration as it has a larger input shaft bearing and now I find it won't work on my bellhousing!
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Now I have to remove the bellhousing to get it machined to fit, and I noticed that one bolt is blocked by the oil filter. So now I have to drain the oil to get the bellhousing off. And to add insult to injury I can't get to one side of the car to remove the oil filter because I got too much junk in my garage and I have to move it
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Don't get me wrong I still love owning in working on these cars but sometimes I have to ask myself why do I do it:realcrazy:
 
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Why dont you machine the input shaft retainer. Much easier that messing with the bellhousing.
 
I was just wondering last night why I do this too. While I was out last evening, my dog decided to chew up the title of a car that I had sitting out on the table that I basically have sold. of course it's a 50 plus year old car to which I have a title from another state in another name so I can not apply for another title for the car. I have the pieces of it, most of them anyway, but not sure what I can do with it. The dog might as well been chewing up hundred dollar bills. For that matter, why do I have a dog?
 
Try to swap the retainers, or take then to a machine shop and have the B body one turned down.
 
Oh I get it.
My last "why do I do this again?" moment was last spring doing the front end of the Barracuda, specifically those blasted cam bolts in the upper A arms.
And there have been many more in the past, and I'm sure more to come.

But there is nothing like getting into your car that you tuned, restored or flat out built, hit that key and blast down the road.

It truly is my addiction...
I know it's not good for me or my loved ones but I always come back for more lol.
 
340duster said:
Why dont you machine the input shaft retainer. Much easier that messing with the bellhousing.
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I not sure that will work, because the bearing is larger in as well. I'll give a look thanks.

And to add more injury to that insult, after spending all afternoon trying to swap out tailshaft housing the bearing is larger bearing in the
E-body! WTF!
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It's .4" larger than the B-body (one on the right that has the larger input bearing (one on the left) :eek:

And you might have noticed that a piece is broken off the housing on the left (the one I need) flange broke.
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This happened because you have to move a snap ring out and out of the groove in the bearing than press then you can completely remove thr ring when the bearing is out . In the bearing in the B-body housing you can access this from both sides (see 2nd to last photo) but the other housing only has acess one side so I couldn't get it out so I tried while it was on the press and bang! Now I'm back to square 1:mad:
 
Agreed on " Why". I have a rare 85 mustang GT. Easy to build. Instead I'm working on building my mopar??? I wanna...
 
The best way to add insult to injury is when you sign someone's cast....
 
Its therapy for me. Its actually how I relax and get away from it all. Frustrating at times but what isn't. My friends all say I need to put a zipper on that motor as much as I'm into it. Ive learned a lot off of this forum and I put it to good use.
 
Unless this is your daily driver it's not an it deal. Only money and spare time. Plus, you bought a tranny thinking it would work without knowing first hand. B/E trannys are not hard to find but are pricey, especially if you are buying from a seller that will guarantee quality. Just find another correct one. Pay for it to be shipped, and bolt it in.
 
Did you talk to Mark Dudley about helping you get this project finished?
 
The B-body transmission I bought was from Mark.
 
Looks like he would have known what would work, sorry, just checking. Good luck
 
I hear you Valkman! My wife talked me off the ledge this weekend... It was a gorgeous weekend, everyone had their cars out. Except me! I was so disgusted with the Duster I was gonna sell it. I get excited to fix one thing, something else goes, fix that...another thing goes...just band aiding it to keep it driving. Plus the girls are so busy with school and school related activities, they haven't been able to spend much time in the garage lately. She (The Boss) reminded me that it was bought as a project and the girls and I have made a ton of progress, and that even if I were to sell it and buy another one, I'd most likely end up fixing someone else's project. She snapped me back to reality and convinced me to get in the garage and dig in. So on Easter Sunday I dove in and spent all day in the garage preparing for the work. Going to pull the trans and replace all the seals, maybe have it "gone over" by someone. Finally going to fix the rear main seal that has progressively gotten worse and slinging oil all over. Then get on the body work I've been putting off. etc etc. I just came to the realization (with my wife's guidance lol) that I just have to plan on not driving it anytime soon. But I understand it will be worth it in the long run.....

Be well,
Pat
 
Divenut said:
I hear you Valkman! My wife talked me off the ledge this weekend... It was a gorgeous weekend, everyone had their cars out. Except me! I was so disgusted with the Duster I was gonna sell it. I get excited to fix one thing, something else goes, fix that...another thing goes...just band aiding it to keep it driving. Plus the girls are so busy with school and school related activities, they haven't been able to spend much time in the garage lately. She (The Boss) reminded me that it was bought as a project and the girls and I have made a ton of progress, and that even if I were to sell it and buy another one, I'd most likely end up fixing someone else's project. She snapped me back to reality and convinced me to get in the garage and dig in. So on Easter Sunday I dove in and spent all day in the garage preparing for the work. Going to pull the trans and replace all the seals, maybe have it "gone over" by someone. Finally going to fix the rear main seal that has progressively gotten worse and slinging oil all over. Then get on the body work I've been putting off. etc etc. I just came to the realization (with my wife's guidance lol) that I just have to plan on not driving it anytime soon. But I understand it will be worth it in the long run.....

Be well,
Pat
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Pat your wife is definitely a keeper! ! You're a lucky man!
 
until you rebuild EVERYTHING on a "project" car, something will always need fixing.... but it keeps us guys out of the bars and pool halls! ha

you know you have "arrived" when you drive that old mopar off from home, something breaks, and you actually know WHAT broke and why!?? ha
 
barbee6043 said:
you know you have "arrived" when you drive that old mopar off from home, something breaks, and you actually know WHAT broke and why!?? ha
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I don't know what's gonna break next, but the why is simple, I'm pushing over 400 hp through a car that's nearly half a century old, THAT'S why
 
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