How ya’ll are?
Have a question on replacing the trans in my 69 camaro.
It has a L1 427 cam/850 demon carb/rollers/msd and all the goodies as well as 12 bolt posi but not exactly sure what gear ,thinking around 370 to 390 with a t400 and b&m kit.
Looking to swap the T400 out to a later model auto with the overdrive such as the 700 r4 or equivalent for making the trips to the rod shows without a trailer.
The car has vintage ac and never runs hot even with it on down here in da bayous of Louisiana.
Made the trip to cruzin the coast in Ms., about 120 mile 1 way with no problems other than keeping it around 2500 rpm and guessing the speed around 60 according to how traffic was flying by me cause the speedo aint what it use to be!
Other than a few burnouts on cruze nights and a mustang here and there I don’t really dog the car that much so the track is not in the equation but I would like something with some durability.
Main question is which trans should I be looking at for the swap and how much difficulty is involved.
Is the 700r4 the best choice and if so are there certain ones to look at more than others.
This is without a doubt the best place I have found for info in the past on anything I have needed to fix or restore on my car and the knowledge is absolutely first rate from the staff as well as the readers.
Thanks for any and all help in the future,
Boogies
Have a question on replacing the trans in my 69 camaro.
It has a L1 427 cam/850 demon carb/rollers/msd and all the goodies as well as 12 bolt posi but not exactly sure what gear ,thinking around 370 to 390 with a t400 and b&m kit.
Looking to swap the T400 out to a later model auto with the overdrive such as the 700 r4 or equivalent for making the trips to the rod shows without a trailer.
The car has vintage ac and never runs hot even with it on down here in da bayous of Louisiana.
Made the trip to cruzin the coast in Ms., about 120 mile 1 way with no problems other than keeping it around 2500 rpm and guessing the speed around 60 according to how traffic was flying by me cause the speedo aint what it use to be!
Other than a few burnouts on cruze nights and a mustang here and there I don’t really dog the car that much so the track is not in the equation but I would like something with some durability.
Main question is which trans should I be looking at for the swap and how much difficulty is involved.
Is the 700r4 the best choice and if so are there certain ones to look at more than others.
This is without a doubt the best place I have found for info in the past on anything I have needed to fix or restore on my car and the knowledge is absolutely first rate from the staff as well as the readers.
Thanks for any and all help in the future,
Boogies
