46re

needsaresto said
Understood.Just going with what's local.Oldkimmer has a a518,but he builds race trans for a living so anything from him is currently out of my budget. And I'm pretty handy myself,can build a trans and get some savings.Looking elsewhere I did find an a518 but $1000 for a trans that will need a rebuild?Naaahh. This 46re is right on my doorstep,literally a few blocks away.If I can't get it super cheap,like no more than $150,I'll walk away.It's damaged after all.You guys have no idea how hard it is to come by mopar stuff in this area.Counting myself blessed to find what I did so close.

Well, If you want a modern, Mopar overdrive automatic, you're gonna have to step on it somewhere. They aren't a 904 or 727. They are complex overdrive units and they aren't cheap. Look at a quality kit. They aren't cheap. Then, you're gonna want "some" kind of upgrades, shift, maybe more clutches, maybe a bolt in sprag......Geez Paul, you can't do this stuff for free. Even as cheaply as I build my stuff, which is real dirt road stuff, at some point, I do have to spend a little on something. In my case of course, it won't be on an overdrive transmission, but there are other things I do have to step up on. Do you think a $3,000 transmission will just fall out of the sky? That's about what they cost now to be pulled and put back in.....and that's Georgia prices, you're in Canada. Maybe you should simply run a 727? They're cheap, easy top build and very reliable. You don't have to figure out how to make them shift with switches and solenoids and computers. My guess is you might could find someone up there that would GIVE you a core. Plus, at the end of the day, it's a bolt in swap.