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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Eliot, Maine
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Wise man say....good deals come to he who waits
Well....you can guess from the photos what I picked up for the bargain price of $150 plus a 3 hour drive to Connecticut. Reportedly needs a first gear synchro and a few miscellaneous items (wiring harness, lock out cable, etc) but should work great with a minimum of fuss. I trans turns over fine and no sign of being seized up. The previous owner bought it awhile back with the intention of using the parts to turn a 4 speed saginaw into an overdrive unit but it sat in his garage for the last 7-8 years collecting dust and he went with a 5 speed. i have been on the lookout for one of these at a dirt cheap price to augment my 4.57 to 4.10 swap on my 72 burb c20 so that i can do long distance highway trips with ease and yet keep that stock 3 on the tree status and look. i was happy to pay what he was asking with that kind of sticker price!
![]() ![]() side note: my little 8 by 8 shed is cramped and it was all i could do to clear enough space to fit my "new" trans in there. i literally climbed in and sat on my 72 cb350 to get the pictures. Last edited by capev86; 09-22-2010 at 03:27 PM. |
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Re: Wise man say....good deals come to he who waits
Sounds to me like you really don't have the room for it. How about you double your money and send it to ME!
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Location: San Francisco, CA USA
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Re: Wise man say....good deals come to he who waits
Congrats! You scored a good one. IMO, the Sag O/D is the best factory GM transmission you can run if you want to keep a column shift.
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Location: Vacationland: Maine
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Re: Wise man say....good deals come to he who waits
I'm heading to ME in a few weeks. Coulda gave you free shipping!!!!
How come I have to ME for my parts and you have to come to CT for yours??? ![]()
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Eliot, Maine
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Re: Wise man say....good deals come to he who waits
northerngmc....how can i put this gently?.....NO!!!
i spend a lot of time searching craigslist nationally using key words. thats how i found a set of (kinda beat up) blue bow tie hub caps from a '70 3/4 ton in the midwest for 40 bucks. as for Connecticut vs. Maine.....got many hours on the turbo-dodge forums (have an 86 aries wagon) and a few of the top racer/builder gurus into the vintage fwd mopars are down there with you Bill! oh...and thanks again for taking that 4.57 pumpkin off my hands....made room for the transmission. i spent the day with my parents and we rode down in their 97 camry which gets 35mpg. they brought sandwiches and stuff and we had a late lunch at a rest stop on the way back. i will either get a bigger shed sometime soon or build a big shop/garage in a couple years. with 3 vehicles, a vintage camper and 2 motorcycles i need the more indoor space. its all i can do to get my 350 in and out quickly. the silverwing is wedged into the right side and the bench and grandpa's tool box down the left. i have a ton of old hand-me-down tools and parts from various projects crammed in every corner. Last edited by capev86; 09-22-2010 at 05:29 PM. |
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Location: Corona, CA
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Re: Wise man say....good deals come to he who waits
Was that the one that was listed on ebay? If not, there was one listed for $169. Here is a link to the complete auction. I was looking into getting it but it was listed as "pick up only" and CA is too far from IA.
link Thanks, John
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Location: Eliot, Maine
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Re: Wise man say....good deals come to he who waits
ummm......no. i picked mine up in connecticut, not california. and, the one in the ebay listing is an early unit with the 4 bolt side cover on the main unit, not the 7 bolts like mine which has the full synchro first gear.
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Re: Wise man say....good deals come to he who waits
When one scores a good deal like you did it's sort of like Christmas in summer. Congrats on the score.
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