1930 Chevy sedan build thread...trying for 3K.

[buckroseau]

Not a lot to report on the chubby, I did have a little set back last week.

I think I had mentioned in a post a couple weeks ago that my $200 drivetrain (specificly the tranny) was giving me a little trouble. Well, that little trouble became big trouble last Sunday when it had been working well for a week and a half and started slipping in every gear all of a sudden. I made the decision just to pull it out and have a buddy who is a local auto mechanic take a look at it. He pulled it apart and it wasn't good. The valve bodies were just full of sludge and junk, also the clutch disc were basiclly worn down to the steel. I ended up ordering a tranny rebuild kit for $122, new torque converter for $65 and my buddy really hooked me up and rebuilt it for $150 in labor. So, for $337 I got a fresh rebuilt tranny...nothing fancy in the guts of it, but fresh. I got it back on Friday night and bolted it back in this afternoon, took about an hour and a half. Took it out for a spin today and it worked great!!

Tranny wasn't in the plan of things to replace, but what's a guy to expect for buying an entire truck for $200

Matt

[buckroseau]

So Matt
The big K question. How close did you come to the 3k figure? I know this is personal, but I've followed this thread and have to say I'm very impressed with your thriftyness. The car came out great. Nice work. Steve.

Hi Steve,

Didn't mean to ignore you, I have just been driving my car for the last week

I haven't added up the reciepts, but I know I am over 3k. If I was to guess, close to 4k...but, I bet I didn't over that.

I just loaded up the back of my work truck with left over Chubby parts from this car...axles, engine, etc... I imagine I might get about a $100 bucks in scrap for it. I also am going to try sell the original frame off it...it actually is pretty neat, I think someone might want it. So, that might get me a little closer to the $3k mark.

I will try to get the reciepts added up shortly and let you know.

Thanks, Matt

[Itoldyouso]

Don't feel bad Matt, even new transmissions fail, like ours. Good to see your car on the road. BTW, I took some scrap to the yard several times last week. First day I got $ 11 per 100wt. Next day it was up to $ 13 per 100wt. I had about a 880 pounds of junk and got about $ 115 bucks.

Of course I also got a screw in my tire, which I get pretty often when taking stuff to the scrap yard, but that was easily fixed with a plug.

So that load you have in the truck looks like a bit of cash to me.

Don

[Wolfco]

Hey Matt,
Let's see a bit of smoke rolling off those tires! That new tranny and hot camshaft should be able to withstand a bit of hot rodding. Jeff