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Super_Dave · 04-13-2016, 07:31 PM

So, I called Art Carr about a 2004r for my BABA YAGA! project C20. I got a reasonable quote for a 400hp version and all the goodies to hook it up and select gears.

Next I contacted my trans guy and he's not back from wintering in AZ yet. Apparently the trans business is good.

So, I called a shop that does my buddy's racing transmissions. He says "don't get an Art Carr. We have had to rebuild two of them."
Okay then... "what do you charge to build one?"
"$1650+ $250 core charge plus $1200 to install and you still need all the brackets, rods and what nots."

He says it takes 10-12 man-hours to drop the TH350, slide the cross-member back 6" and hook up the rods, brackets and TV cable.

Am I crazy to think 10-12 man-hours is excessive to R&R a transmission that is sent directly to you with EVERY PART KNOWN TO CIVILIZED MAN TO DO THE SWAP!?

04-13-2016, 07:31 PM	#1
Super_Dave Registered User Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Sherwood, Oregon Posts: 974	Tell me I am out of touch... So, I called Art Carr about a 2004r for my BABA YAGA! project C20. I got a reasonable quote for a 400hp version and all the goodies to hook it up and select gears. Next I contacted my trans guy and he's not back from wintering in AZ yet. Apparently the trans business is good. So, I called a shop that does my buddy's racing transmissions. He says "don't get an Art Carr. We have had to rebuild two of them." Okay then... "what do you charge to build one?" "$1650+ $250 core charge plus $1200 to install and you still need all the brackets, rods and what nots." He says it takes 10-12 man-hours to drop the TH350, slide the cross-member back 6" and hook up the rods, brackets and TV cable. Am I crazy to think 10-12 man-hours is excessive to R&R a transmission that is sent directly to you with EVERY PART KNOWN TO CIVILIZED MAN TO DO THE SWAP!? __________________ --Project BABA YAGA!... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=655783 --Project BABA YAGA!... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ghlight=Belair "Life is tough - wear a cup!" "Old Enough to Know Better - Too Young to Resist" "Junk is something you will need three weeks after you throw it away."



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