Author Topic: A bad day for transmissions........ (Read 11037 times)

55starchief · « **Reply #25 on:** July 04, 2006, 01:28:44 pm »

ok have been calling around for prices

Ace gearbox in northampton £275+VAT not a bad price

M K Engines £450+VAT

what planet are they on

Roadkill · « **Reply #26 on:** July 04, 2006, 01:49:11 pm »

The place that are quoting my Camaro's T5 are on 01604 755230.

55starchief · « **Reply #27 on:** July 04, 2006, 02:04:54 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

The place that are quoting my Camaro's T5 are on 01604 755230.

£270+VAT

Roadkill · « **Reply #28 on:** July 04, 2006, 02:07:50 pm »

Titsy · « **Reply #29 on:** July 04, 2006, 03:02:27 pm »

Quoting: 55starchief

ok have been calling around for prices

What are the prices for? A rebuild?

55starchief · « **Reply #30 on:** July 04, 2006, 03:03:51 pm »

Quoting: Titsy

What are the prices for? A rebuild?

only exchange mate, no rebuilds

Titsy · « **Reply #31 on:** July 04, 2006, 03:05:52 pm »

So I turn up with my box and £270 +VAT in cash, and they give me another box that has been recon'd?!?

Titsy · « **Reply #32 on:** July 04, 2006, 03:06:32 pm »

or is this a price for the work?

55starchief · « **Reply #33 on:** July 04, 2006, 03:06:41 pm »

Quoting: Titsy

So I turn up with my box and £270 +VAT in cash, and they give me another box that has been recon'd?!?

no that was for my specific box

Titsy · « **Reply #34 on:** July 04, 2006, 03:07:48 pm »

ah.... crossed wires.....

Roadkill · « **Reply #35 on:** July 04, 2006, 03:15:52 pm »

Quoting: Titsy

ah.... crossed wires.....

Unfortunately being an Auto yours would be dearer then £270 . . . .

I'd recommend chatting to Ray . . .

Titsy · « **Reply #36 on:** July 04, 2006, 03:27:42 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

I'd recommend chatting to Ray . . .

As per my previous post, Give me a price Ray.....

Big Mouse · « **Reply #37 on:** July 04, 2006, 04:14:01 pm »

Quoting: Titsy

As per my previous post, Give me a price Ray.....

[jacknicholsonmodeon]Price? You can't handle the price[jacknicholsonmnodeoff]

I have the rebuild invoice in my sweaty paw - cost £883.59 plus VAT to be rebuilt to a spec that could handle the extra bit of grunt that my LS1 dealt hence the kevlar bands, upgraded servo etc.

But.

That included taking the torque converter apart and cleaning it so say £800 plus VAT.

Rebuilt, ready to install - to you £940 - its in Custom Car and American Classic for £995

... and you get to keep your old box!

Titsy · « **Reply #38 on:** July 05, 2006, 12:12:01 pm »

Quoting: Big Mouse

[jacknicholsonmodeon]Price? You can't handle the price[jacknicholsonmnodeoff]

Your not far wrong there.....

Thanks for letting me know Ray, but I really can't afford it.....

£940 would be almost a 1/4 of what I paid for the car....

FUBAR · « **Reply #39 on:** July 05, 2006, 01:10:13 pm »

Quoting: Titsy

£940 would be almost a 1/4 of what I paid for the car....

Personally, I think for what you're getting thats a very good price, I had to pay £922 for a rebuild on my 700R4 (a simpler box) and that was cheap, other places quoted £1500! and theoretically that would have been minced by Ray's LS1 in about 3 seconds.

£922 was almost 1/3 of what I paid for my car, and about 1/2 what I SHOULD have paid for it back then.

You will Never ever destroy that box

55starchief · « **Reply #40 on:** July 05, 2006, 01:15:38 pm »

Quoting: FUBAR

Personally, I think for what you're getting thats a very good price, I had to pay £922 for a rebuild on my 700R4 (a simpler box) and that was cheap, other places quoted £1500! and theoretically that would have been minced by Ray's LS1 in about 3 seconds.

£922 was almost 1/3 of what I paid for my car, and about 1/2 what I SHOULD have paid for it back then.

You will Never ever destroy that box

Indeed, my TH350 Box was $1200 and i had to ship it across as well so it does seem a very good price mate.

And as for rebuilds prices can be crazy try £2k+ for my original trans

Giblets · « **Reply #41 on:** July 05, 2006, 01:58:47 pm »

Damn Titsy,

Only just copped this thread.

This explains why I've seen fourth gen Firebirds and Camaro's being sold as 'spare or repair' cars due to transmission issues.

Hope you can find a cheaper solution mate, although you don't want to give up on her completely or you'll lose even more money.

Big Mouse · « **Reply #42 on:** July 05, 2006, 02:24:21 pm »

Quoting: Titsy

Thanks for letting me know Ray, but I really can't afford it.....

£940 would be almost a 1/4 of what I paid for the car....

No problem, it all comes down to money in the end but its there if you change your mind.

Thought. I gave Martyn Quigley the GM workshop manual that covered the 4L60e plus a couple of other contemporary boxes when he bought the Camaro workshop manuals from me.

These manuals aren't like the Haynes type manual; these are original GM workshop manuals that give a complete breakdown right down to every indiviual part then build it all up again. If he's still got it, and will lend it to you, you could try rebuilding it yourself but be warned - its a tricky one and easy to get wrong without the right tools!!

F Body · « **Reply #43 on:** July 05, 2006, 03:23:10 pm »

Quoting: Big Mouse

I gave Martyn Quigley the GM workshop manual that covered the 4L60e , If he's still got it, and will lend it to you, you could try rebuilding it yourself but be warned - its a tricky one and easy to get wrong without the right tools!!

Yep still got it and when mine wouldn't stop leaking I looked at doing a rebuild ?

After reading the book - NO WAY

If you want to borrow it let me know ?

Incursus · « **Reply #44 on:** July 05, 2006, 03:50:14 pm »

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CHEVY-4L60E-TRANSMISSION-4-3L-5-7L-ALL-MODELS-YEARS_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33727QQihZ011QQitemZ320001420850QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD2V

Shipping is probably expensive though

Pod · « **Reply #45 on:** July 05, 2006, 04:09:40 pm »

And in that particular case, the price includes a $250 core charge. Given that it's unlikely you'll be sending the old one over there, that's extra.

So, $600 + $250 + $140 shipping (presumably more to UK) = $940 = roughly £550known
adding vat comes to a *very* conservative £650.
I'd guess shipping will be quite a bit more.

And that still only gets you a stock rated box.
It's a lot of cash (especially if you haven't got it) but at least with Ray's you can be fairly sure it won't ever need doing again.

philoldsmobile · « **Reply #46 on:** July 05, 2006, 04:57:18 pm »

gotta be careful with cheap rebuilds on 4 speed auto GM's

there are many cases of cheap trannys going south in less than 10,000 miles..

a rebuild worth a damn will set you back £900, so you'd be raving mad to not buy rays box.

Titsy · « **Reply #47 on:** July 06, 2006, 12:10:50 am »

Option 2, what's the deal with the 6 speed manual at the barn?

Incursus · « **Reply #48 on:** July 06, 2006, 07:08:52 am »

Quoting: Titsy

Option 2, what's the deal with the 6 speed manual at the barn?

Heard its already bagged by someone, but its been sitting there for a long time now

55starchief · « **Reply #49 on:** July 06, 2006, 07:32:43 am »

Quoting: Titsy

Option 2, what's the deal with the 6 speed manual at the barn?

Yup already alocated to ashley who owned the car originaly. If you were going manual your gonna need a lot of other parts. That 6 speed box is worth £1k easily as they are close too £2k new over here