need reputable transmission shop in southern calfornia/ 727 guru

[Crackedback]

The balance is the engine. Nothing inside the trans need balancing. The factory did balance externally balanced engines via converter.

If you have a externally balanced engine, get a weighted flexplate and neutral balance converter. Internally balanced, none of this balance stuff talk matters, all neutral stuff.

SB, I don't recall any of the 60's SB's being anything but internally balanced.

 

[Evan Frucht]

The balance is the engine. Nothing inside the trans need balancing. The factory did balance externally balanced engines via converter.

If you have a externally balanced engine, get a weighted flexplate and neutral balance converter. Internally balanced, none of this balance stuff talk matters, all neutral stuff.

OK well then I think mine is balanced externally then. I just know the trans shop I was talking to said that the quote they gave me included rebuilding and balancing the converter. Or maybe they just said rebuilding it. Now I forget.

I appreciate the confidence you have in me but I think rebuilding myself may just too much for me to take on at the moment. I don't have a lift, it will probably be a struggle to get the trans in and out, and on top of that I'm totally lost with all this transmission stuff and would be worried I'd mess something up.

 

[Crackedback]

What engine do you have? 72-73 340 with cast crank and all 360's are external

 

[Evan Frucht]

What engine do you have? 72-73 340 with cast crank and all 360's are external

Haha it's a 1964 fury. Early style pushbutton 727, behind an ancient 318 poly engine.

 

[dvw]

If you follow the book it's pretty easy. First build will be slow. You can make any special tools you need.
Doug

 

[Crackedback]

Compressing the drum spring is the toughest part of the deal without a tool. I've used C clamps before Until I made a copy of the compressing tool.

The Video is super easy to follow as well. There is an australian shop that has or had a complete rebuild series on youtube. Search it out.

Was easy to find...

Keep everything aligned by sub-components. Even drop then in small totes.

JMO, you can screw this up 3 times for the cost of one trans from a builder. Be clean and thorough and it an easy deal. If you can build an engine, you can do a TF trans. Look at northern auto for the rebuild kit. Bands from oregon trans and some of the other hard parts from TCS.

I doubt you'll need more than a basic rebuild and maybe a shift kit on a poly 318. Unless it's boosted and on juice!

Easiest auto to rebuild of the big 3 IMO.

 

[HT413]

Head east to Lancaster, home of Pro Trans. They do tf's only. Mopar dudes to boot. They race what they sell.

I can’t speak to them personally, but I have a couple of close friends (racin fellas) that will go nowhere else. Mind you, we are clear across the country - they’re that good (or so I hear)

 

[Evan Frucht]

I can’t speak to them personally, but I have a couple of close friends (racin fellas) that will go nowhere else. Mind you, we are clear across the country - they’re that good (or so I hear)

I think they shut down there Lancaster location a couple years back. or so it seems, no one was answering there phone, and there website was last updated in 2014.

 

[magvan]

I’ll second a1 good place

I've had the guys at A-1 (Buena Park) rebuild a couple of 727 for me over the years. They've done a basic overhaul as well as a slightly modified rebuild. The trans in my Charger right now was done by them. My dad recently had the A518 in his Ram rebuilt there too. It might be a little out of the way for you, but it's the only place I've had good experiences with.

http://www.a1transmissionservice.net/