Grandprix1 Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 Haha I'll have to add that to my list of "how-to's" planned! Wasn't anywhere near as bad as I thought it'd be, but defintitely more expensive to rebuild than say a 4L60E. I believe it cost me around $500 (course I replaced almost everything....)$500? That’s a lot better then $2-3k for a shop to rebuild. Imp558 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaloutsider Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 When you pay for a transmission build, you're paying for expertise and labor way more than you're paying for parts. Psych0matt, White93z34 and Galaxie500XL 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galaxie500XL Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 Very true.. I was happy to find my rebuilder for my Cutlass...only charged me $1500, and even rebuilt it again for free, even though the warranty had expired nearly a year. His take was “if I hadn’t done something wrong, you shouldn’t be having problems nowâ€. Incredibly rare these days. Imp558, Psych0matt and Grandprix1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imp558 Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 $500? That’s a lot better then $2-3k for a shop to rebuild. I was thinking precisely the same. $500 and a bloody knuckle or 2? Count me in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandprix1 Posted December 6, 2017 Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 Very true.. I was happy to find my rebuilder for my Cutlass...only charged me $1500, and even rebuilt it again for free, even though the warranty had expired nearly a year. His take was “if I hadn’t done something wrong, you shouldn’t be having problems nowâ€. Incredibly rare these days.Wow. I need to find me a mechanic like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstefan20 Posted December 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2017 I was thinking precisely the same. $500 and a bloody knuckle or 2? Count me in! Haha yeah. I'm just kicking myself for not upgrading the internals to forged. I'll get on that rebuild! I've got a spare 4T65E that I can use for demonstration. Might take me a while though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstefan20 Posted December 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 I'd love to have Scotty, FFDP, and the others over here. Maybe someone can point them in this direction. Just found scotty, sleepinregal, sgtmarshall (I think), and ItHurtz over at the regalgs.org forum by accident today! Can't post anything to them yet, but I'm hoping they make their way over here. digitaloutsider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Ride Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 Scotty, Ffdp, and Bill were all very knowledgeable. Brandon also seemed to have the 4T65 all figured out although he was too modest to admit it. I know he learned most of it from Bill. wstefan20 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Escobar Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 Welcome to the forum. I think eventually we'll end up being the home for all the cars on the W platform. We're smaller but are more stable. wstefan20 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imp558 Posted December 7, 2017 Report Share Posted December 7, 2017 Welcome to the forum. I think eventually we'll end up being the home for all the cars on the W platform. We're smaller but are more stable. I hadn't thought about it until now but you're right. We are the only forum that's not make/model specific, we encompass the entire platform and over several generations so in reality this should be the last one standing. Nas Escobar, oldmangrimes and wstefan20 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55trucker Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 ^ One of the reasons why I dedicated myself to this forum, I personally found that the other various GP forums were focused on the Gen2/Gen3 cars and paid little notice to the Gen1 cars. The supercharged cars being more attractive than the earlier pushrod or DOHC engine were the focal point. The use of the inaccurate term *pre gen* was abundant. Nas Escobar, Imp558, wstefan20 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imp558 Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 The use of the inaccurate term *pre gen* was abundant. I didn't think we could type that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55trucker Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 I didn't think we could type that Really?....keyboard issue or website issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imp558 Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 Really?....keyboard issue or website issue? inappropriate word filter. I guess because you broke it in half, try typing it as a 6 letter word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55trucker Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 getting off topic for a bit.... let's try this.... supercalifragilisticexpialidocious :biggrin: :biggrin: Imp558 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imp558 Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 first gen! first gen! first gen! first gen! Can't do it Psych0matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55trucker Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 hmmm....the website server must realize that the term *pre gen* is an insult to 1Gen cars....and is taking the appropriate action to *repel* such slanderous notation... :biggrin: :biggrin: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imp558 Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 hmmm....the website server must realize that the term *pre gen* is an insult to 1Gen cars....and is taking the appropriate action to *repel* such slanderous notation... :biggrin: :biggrin: By Nunzi's hand White93z34 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstefan20 Posted December 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 ^ One of the reasons why I dedicated myself to this forum, I personally found that the other various GP forums were focused on the Gen2/Gen3 cars and paid little notice to the Gen1 cars. The supercharged cars being more attractive than the earlier pushrod or DOHC engine were the focal point. The use of the inaccurate term *pre gen* was abundant. I agree. No one really knew how to help the older gen gps when anyone posted in the gpf. I'd love to own one one day. It's hard to find these in decent condition due to the salt here though. I'd love to learn more about the first gen 3800s. I'm sure they have plenty of untapped potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imp558 Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) There's a bazillion first gens on Craigslist down south. They sell for beans and there are companies that specialize in car hauling. The Coupe in my signature just arrived on a car hauler a bit ago, I found it on CL. Edited December 8, 2017 by Imp558 wstefan20 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstefan20 Posted December 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 There's a bazillion first gens on Craigslist down south. They sell for beans and there are companies that specialize in car hauling. The Coupe in my signature just arrived on a car hauler a bit ago, I found it on CL. I'll have to keep this in mind! At the moment though, I'm stuck in college with a half-broken 02 grand prix and absolutely no money! haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaloutsider Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 By Nunzi's hand I had to tweak the filter at one point. iPB's word filter fondles donkeys, so when "pre gen" was a banned word, it would filter out anything with "pre" and "gen" in it. So if you said "second gen", it would invoke the filter. There's a bazillion first gens on Craigslist down south. They sell for beans and there are companies that specialize in car hauling. The Coupe in my signature just arrived on a car hauler a bit ago, I found it on CL. Certainly depends on where you are.. I looked around the GA/AL/TN/NC/SC/FL area for ages and never found a worthwhile aside from my '89 Cutlass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imp558 Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 I found 3 candidates 95-96 and settled on my 95 GS. Had I been willing to look at earlier years therewwould have been a dozen or so. That was jusr Regals, and just coupes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstefan20 Posted December 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 If only I had money... https://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/d/94-pontiac-grand-prix-thrush/6397155329.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstefan20 Posted December 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 Or if I REALLY had some money..... https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/303140020191421 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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