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QUOTE="Dart 65 /6 170, post: 1973059949, member: 58279"]it cant be done any cheaper? its nearly 800 for the whole shifter package Just make your own linkages, I used 3/8 hollow steel tube from Lowe's bent it to shape with my map gas torch. Then i welded a 5/16(i think?) Bolt on the end for...

So where do you buy shorter axles?

Torqueflites are notoriois for clunker shifts. Your good.

Unless you have a full manual valvebody you must use the kickdown linkage because it regulates line pressure. In other words if you dont use it, youll burn up your transmission.

Get the proper manuals for your torqueflite, study it. You'll have no issues. Tsg is the one I think folks reccomend.

I once had a girl or should I say She once had me?

Sweet! Thats what Im gonna do then. In a family car like this I could just imagine a niece or nephew jerking me down into first going 70 lol!

Is there a way to tailor the shift kits to get rid of the "goes back to low at any speed" feature? That just seems like an accident waiting to happen on the interstate. Well I would do it myself, but I dont have time. I could see myself spending at least 4 weeks on that project and the dart is...

These were my thoughts Rob

Hey guys, I'm calling around for quotes to get my /6 904 rebuilt and I wanna go ahead and get a shift kit to put in it. Im lookin at transgo products. Whats the difference between TF-1 and TF-2? Which would be better suited for a 100% street car application?

Is that screw driver in the engine stand bothering anyone else?

Steelies are cheap, if you are willing to do a little restoration on them. I bought my set $20 bucks a rim. I've already sandblasted them, now I just need to do pitting filling and paint. Don't know what the finished value would be but definitely more than $20 a piece.

Thanks Bob. If being young and broke has taught me anything its build what you need not what sounds good.

Well the thing is, your ego or your wallet will win. If your ego wins you get an 8-3/4" and if your wallet wins you'll get a good rear quicker so you can have fun sooner and delegate the saved money torwards that 360 youre talkin about.

Bob are you planning on running slicks? Ever? How about a manual trans? If the answer is no, seriously reconsider going 8-1/4" and calling it good. It'll live fine behind a modest 360 on street tires with an auto. And btw, your 7-1/4 is fine for now, the original one in my slant car...

Woah woah woah.... Back the money spending train up. Whats your plans for this 273? A 6-71 blower and a 250 shot of NOS? Instead of spending $170 for adapters and down the road spending $900-$2,000 on an 8-3/4" just get a bbp 8-1/4" with 10" drums for $200-$400. You'll be hard pressed to...

Well I know the 3.55's aint responsible for 8.5 mpg but I know it certainly ain't helping either. I figure if everything is working the way it should be my highway mileage should be about 20ish even with the 3.55's. I just can't believe the transmission is slipping that bad.... Well I kinda...

Well, the timing is spot on, it has a new coil (I kinda broke the negative tower off the old one) it has new NGK long reach plugs gapped .037" IIRC wires are new, carb's in good tune and tire pressure is at 24 psi. Engine idles and runs fine without a hitch. The two other things outside the...

Got several questions about lockup tranny's as I got one that will soon be going in my car. Were there any other differences aside from the torque converter and the valve body between lockup and non-lockup transmissions? Will a transgo TF-1/2/3 kit work in the lockup valvebody? What speed does...

Do you mind if I ask how much that converter spanked your wallet for Ed?

I'll be watching this. My buddy owns a '78 silverado dumptruck that makes me wanna run it of a cliff cause the clutch pedal sounds like Michael Jackson's "Thriller" door on a megaphone.:banghead:

Hmm nice to see a local member, Greg. If I could find the time I'd come lend you a hand.

And I can here the prices of cone type sure grips soaring already. Good going Rob lol!

I voted 3.55's because it is a good "compromise gear" for us cuntry bunkins that aint got no overdrive son.:D

I have a hard time caring about this transmission anymore. Its like a carrot on a stick. A solid diamond carrot.

Your rear seal is leaking. Real cheap to fix. I dont exactly rember how to do it but I know its easy and you are going to have to pull the driveshaft.

Yeah it's not like we're talking about mating a 727 to a 200HP /6.

Well that effectively settles this question. I still wanna hear roccodart440's reasons for not carrying spares. I wanna know if there is some kind of advantage I've never thought of.

Cool, didn't that but I assume that would be due to the sure-grip differentials. Good point, I forgot he would most likely have a sure-grip. Care to share insight on why you don't carry spares?

Why do you have to have a compact tire of the same diameter? All the donuts I've ever seen are way smaller in diameter then the other tires. You could also do like I do and not carry a spare and just bring a tirepatch kit with you as well as a roadside emergency kit (with 12V compressor).