Geezzz !!@#$

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Geez...sounds like the trans could be legendary junk. :( Jerico or G-Force with a road race slider?

Eric- thabks for continuing to update thia thread and sharing both the good parts as well as the challe ges! A TH400 will give you an inexpensive baseline and some time to enjoy the car for what it is- an excellent dream car realized. You can alway put a 4 speed in again- or any maual.

I just think you would NOT be wasting your time trying it out with a friendly automatic.

It would take another $3K to swap the car to a 400 Turbo at this point--build the trans, add an Ultra Bell, ATI converter, shifter + requisite fab work to install it, trans lines & cooler, plus another driveshaft.

Not happening.

Calling the place I bought the trans from tomorrow to see if I can arrange a return to Legend to get this box fixed or if I get to eat a $4K+ trans. God only knows how much more down-time this will add--probably wouldn't be able to get the car out again this year.

There's a very, VERY strong probability I'm just going to cut my losses on this car and sell it. I'm so sick of looking at it's not funny.

I don't think I'll ever be able to enjoy it at this point.

I'd have to agree, this project has fought you too hard. Time to make your exit strategy and move on. Good luck.

Sorry to hear this Eric, best of luck with whatever you deside to do.

I've made contact with Legend through the dealer I bought the trans from, waiting to hear back from them.

At this point, my plans are to sell this car, and I'm going to throw a cheap beater together so I have something to test with. The Chevelle just isn't suited for my needs at this point--it's an original 4 speed car, so permanently converting it to automatic just doesn't sit right with me. Most importantly, it's already got low 11 second potential, and that means a cage, which is not happening in this car.

Stuck between a rock and a hard place, as the old saying goes.

As I'm planning to build something else, whatever I build is going to need a transmission. As such, I'm trying to figure out a way to get my 400 Turbo core built and get my hands on a suitable converter. If I can manage to make that happen, I'm looking to TEMPORARILY stuff it in the Chevelle so I can at least have one more shot at getting this slug-bucket bitch down the track in a manner representative of its power level. I'm sick to death of driveline breakage on this car making me look like a ******* chump @ the track.

After that, the driveline comes out along with the interior peripherals (gauges, etc.), the 4.56 12 bolt comes out and the 3.73 goes in, then it's off to a new owner (I hope).

There's no repairing the relationship between me and this car at this point. I loathe the sight of it right now, and all I want is for it to be out of my face.

Hang in there Eric -- there WILL be better days ... TAZ

Time for an Oldsmobile:-)

W-Machines are hot!!!

Ryan