A tranny story (t56)

dodgedifferent2 said

Most of these parts were bought just as the t56 magnum F was being introduced. Parts from the magnums were readily available at the time.

Used tr6060 from auto wreckers ‐--------$1000
Magnum output shaft ‐‐------------------------$308
Ls Input shaft ----------------------------------------$250
Ls magnum midplate-----------------------------$320
Magnum tailhousing------------------------------$225
Shift rail bearing------------------------------------$15
Rebuild kit with bearings and magnum shift rail ----$1011

Total of $3143

At this price. Someone could buy a new t56 magnum direct from Tremec. $3295. Unless they find other bargains for the pieces needed. I could of stayed with the challenger midplate and input shaft, but the one year only clutch splines worried me.

In the end I love tearing into stuff and making work what i want. I probably had more fun than going on a vacation somehwere.

I should also state that the wife didnt see one big purchase she only saw small purchases spread out so it didnt hurt as bad ;-) (funds came from scrap metal collecting so no bank accounts were hurt in this fun)

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Thanks!

I have toyed with the idea of a used trans for just the reason that I wouldn't have to shell out $3.5K all at once for the trans.

But in the end I don't think I can make it pencil out. I was thinking that a $2K trans and a couple of parts to convert it so I could use an LS to Mopar bellhousing might work out. Then I realized, why not just use the Camaro trans from the start? Saves the need to swap the input shaft, and I was thinking to use a different shifter and a Sonnex output adapter either way.

But the numbers with a used LS trans, aftermarket shifter and expensive driveshaft ended up being within $50 of a new trans. And then I discovered that the tail housing on the Camaro trans won't accept a shifter like the Challenger one would. So a used Challenger TR6060, plus an LS input shaft and midplate would add a significant amount over just buying the trans new.

Unless you know of a bellhousing that allows an unmodified TR6060 out of a Challenger to bolt to a MSB or MBB, feels like a dead end for me.

Unless I trip over a really good deal on a Challenger TR6060. That cost is the pin that everything else would pivot on.

Not critiquing what you are doing, I would have done the same thing. Thanks for the info!