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