What to do what to do?
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Joined: Dec 2009
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For some folks on here talkin about swapping transmissions....I was thinkin none of the sort just swapping the motor....however I had my mechanic check the 97 I bought and he said theres not a thing wrong with the vehicle...he said it shifts fine and there is no oil leak...where all that came from was the auction site I got it from...the auction site was a site for government and city vehicles that they are basically takin out of service...when my mechanic checked it out we basically figured all that stuff they listed wrong with it was so they could get rid of that vehicle and get another one....I have decided to just drive the 97 and swap radio and exhaust from my old 96 to the 97...the color option has changed I do believe a nice silver with perhaps a black pinstripe would look good...pics posted as soon as its ready
I would swap the motors over. First though, I would get the 97 engine running to make sure that it is worthy of being swapped.
By tail end, he means the tail end of the transmission. To go from 2wd to 4wd with the 700R4/4L60E, you have to remove the tail housing (bolts on) as well as swap out the tail shaft (requires the transmission to be completely gutted as the tail shaft comes out the front of the transmission only).
By tail end, he means the tail end of the transmission. To go from 2wd to 4wd with the 700R4/4L60E, you have to remove the tail housing (bolts on) as well as swap out the tail shaft (requires the transmission to be completely gutted as the tail shaft comes out the front of the transmission only).
I would swap the motors over. First though, I would get the 97 engine running to make sure that it is worthy of being swapped.
By tail end, he means the tail end of the transmission. To go from 2wd to 4wd with the 700R4/4L60E, you have to remove the tail housing (bolts on) as well as swap out the tail shaft (requires the transmission to be completely gutted as the tail shaft comes out the front of the transmission only).
By tail end, he means the tail end of the transmission. To go from 2wd to 4wd with the 700R4/4L60E, you have to remove the tail housing (bolts on) as well as swap out the tail shaft (requires the transmission to be completely gutted as the tail shaft comes out the front of the transmission only).
Yeah, that's why it is advisable to get a transmission from a vehicle with the same drivetrain configuration.
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Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 5,143
From: GTA, Ontario, CANADA
For some folks on here talkin about swapping transmissions....I was thinkin none of the sort just swapping the motor....however I had my mechanic check the 97 I bought and he said theres not a thing wrong with the vehicle...he said it shifts fine and there is no oil leak...where all that came from was the auction site I got it from...the auction site was a site for government and city vehicles that they are basically takin out of service...when my mechanic checked it out we basically figured all that stuff they listed wrong with it was so they could get rid of that vehicle and get another one....I have decided to just drive the 97 and swap radio and exhaust from my old 96 to the 97...the color option has changed I do believe a nice silver with perhaps a black pinstripe would look good...pics posted as soon as its ready
**** and you HAVE to stop posting with BOLD & ITALIC. (am i the only one who finds it a pain to read?)
