Should I do any thing to my transmission?

[CHEVY & GMC FOREVER]

I am rebuilding my motor well not me exactly I get drunk to much so I'll have some one else do it cause the last time I rebuilt a small block had to be about 1991 and I was drunk of my ass, so anyway the carb was "close" (in my words) the timing was messed up so again "close", I'll never rebuild a small block unless I'm in an beerless area and that's no where I want to be but it was fun, so I want everything to be accurate this time. So what I was wondering is should I do anything to the trans??? a shift kit something along those lines???

[cableguy0]

shift kits arent a bad idea even in bone stock applications they will help get rid of any slippage between shifts which will make the transmission last longer

[Longhorn Man]

plus they are fun!

[mr402]

Definately go with the shift kit. I don't recommend putting it in after a few drinks. The results could be interesting but I don't think you'd be happy.

[CHEVY & GMC FOREVER]

You don't have to tell me.... I know I've done it before half-tanked up I'd tell you a story but im to tired now (you know)

[junkyardjohn]

Originally Posted by CHEVY & GMC FOREVER

I am rebuilding my motor well not me exactly I get drunk to much so I'll have some one else do it cause the last time I rebuilt a small block had to be about 1991 and I was drunk of my ass, so anyway the carb was "close" (in my words) the timing was messed up so again "close", I'll never rebuild a small block unless I'm in an beerless area and that's no where I want to be but it was fun, so I want everything to be accurate this time. So what I was wondering is should I do anything to the trans??? a shift kit something along those lines???

WOW.. JUST WONDERING.... IF YOU CAN'T STAY SOBER LONG ENOUGH TO ASSEMBLE A MOTOR... HOW IN THE H@LL DO YOU WORK, OR DRIVE, OR DO ANY OF THE NORMAL THINGS THAT REQUIRE A LITTLE BIT OF DEXTAIRETY LIKE OPERATING ANY POWER TOOLS THAT ARE NESSESARY TO BUILD THESE OLD TRUCKS. NOT TRYING TO SOUND LIKE A WET BLANKET HERE, & LORD KNOWS THAT I DRINK MY FAIR SHARE OF BEER , BUT IF IT WERE TO GET IN THE WAY OF MY HOBBIES OR DAILY ACTIVITYS , I WOULD SURELY QUIT OR SEEK SOME HELP OF SOME KIND, IN THE FAMOUS WORDS OF HANK HILL.... NOW DON'T GO BLAMING THE BEER. JOHN

[CHEVY & GMC FOREVER]

Well I was not rebuilding a motor for one of these trucks first of all, it was a very hot small block that I was putting in a 57' Chevy Bel Air so I was really just putting the motor in and setting it up to run correctly, I was on Vacation in North Carolina and you know how it is you wanna lax so I figured who cares and I had a few, I set the carb a little to lean and the motor woulde'nt run good but who knows if it did or not this small block was very hot I think it had like 480 horses (which I found out later) and you know they are just miserable until they get up there on the RPM's, so I guess I made it sound a little worse than it REALLY was, so I really don't drink a lot any more I was pretty young and stupid, I had just married about 4 years before I did that motor and I was like 36 years old, I usually don't drink as much now at 50 years old with a family. But I do work, I work at UPS in Chicago (I work on trucks!! belive it or not) it is a pretty far drive at 4:30 in the morning, I come home I have a few maybe 2-3 cans of beer NOT nearly as much as I used to drink like 6-7 every night!!. I guess that my previous post did sound like I was a very heavy drinker which I was way back when, but now with a wife and kid I have toned it down alot and I just don't want to rebuild another one of these 350's and even with alot of help from my son I would rather just have this guy who is an anoying drag racer who won't let me get a word in when I talk to him, rebuild my motor and like this if it is messed up I can go back to him and say what's wrong and he'll fix it.....