Grandmas Skylark project

[mbryson]

With a Buick to Chev adapter you can run several transmissions. I like the 700R4 with 3.50 gears. We ran one behind my son's El Camino with a 650 hp 496 big block on slicks, it was build by a friend of mine who knows all the tricks.

Shoot me a name?

 

[Hickey]

I wanna hear that motor at 3150. 😎

 

[mbryson]

It's been to Lowe's twice today. Header gasket is leaking a bit ( 😲 )

Edit: not a gasket, a crack.

 

[Hickey]

You could probably have a successful YouTube channel consisting of nothing but videos of you driving to Lowe's and back home.

 

[mbryson]

As long as it paid for gas and tires... Grandma is a lush

 

[Greg]

It's been to Lowe's twice today. Header gasket is leaking a bit ( 😲 )

Edit: not a gasket, a crack.View attachment 151270

Wonder if it could be tig'd back up without pulling the header.

 

[lhracing]

Shoot me a name?

His name is Jeff Parrish, his shop is in Centerville. I will PM you his number.

 

[RockChucker]

6l80/90 does have the controller in the transmission pan however it is pretty tricky to get working without the matching E38 ecu; general consensus is not worth it without the LS engine from what I've researched. There was a 200r4 on KSL the other day I think?

Found it: https://classifieds.ksl.com/listing/68860112

Can confirm. 6l80 does have a tcm in the pan. And it needs a LOAD of data from the E38 Gen iv ecm. I put a 6l90 behind my Gen iii motor with a stand alone controller from PCS. 10/10 would not recommend. It has been an expensive and time consuming exercise to get it running 80% as good as it could run. I would recommend a 4l80. It’s a th400 with overdrive. If you want to avoid the computer control stuff…put in a manual valve body.

 

[NYCEGUY01]

Gear vendors look expensive until you buy an od trans and everything else involved..

 

[mbryson]

Gear vendors look expensive until you buy an od trans and everything else involved..

That's been a pretty strong possibility as well. Looks like I'm about $2500-2800 for that?

 

[Greg]

That's been a pretty strong possibility as well. Looks like I'm about $2500-2800 for that?

FYI....

Gear Vendors Adaptors and Parts - auto parts - by owner - vehicle...

I have Gear Vendors adaptors i have accumulated over the yrs, have close to 35 new and used adapters to fit many diff applications, have all the wiring computers and couplers and many rebuild parts....

westslope.craigslist.org

 

[JeeperG]

I'd just do gear vendors, still thinking about it for my thing and the other 40 might too. If ya pull the headers I'd get some remflex gaskets and maybe some nord locks?

 

[Hickey]

Seems like I've never heard a bad thing said about Gear Vendors. I think you should Guinea Pig that for me.

 

[mbryson]

Well, worked on it all day. Put gas in it already. 😂

Trim is a good thing! I LOVE how it's coming together. Waiting for some weatherstrip and some door fuzzies.







Look at that rear end


I can't seem to completely get the blue off the white letters. I'll keep working on it

 

[Greg]

Seriously looks like a different car, it really came together so well!

 

[shortstraw8]

Looks really really good!
And now I am following this on ksl in hopes that the price comes down.

https://classifieds.ksl.com/listing/68508559

 

[mbryson]

Looks really really good!
And now I am following this on ksl in hopes that the price comes down.

https://classifieds.ksl.com/listing/68508559

Those can look GOOD

 

[DAA]

I can't seem to completely get the blue off the white letters. I'll keep working on it

Have you tried Bleche White?

- DAA

 

[I Lean]

Have you tried Bleche White?

- DAA

Or Soft Scrub with bleach.

 

[Hickey]

Simple Green? The chrome is really turning up the class on that car. 😎