Hello guys and girls, I have gone and done it. The engine and transmission are out of the car. The trans is going to the shop tomorrow (actually another 67 SP trans) for a rebuild. The guy I am using mostly does chevy and a little BOP. 1. Is there anything specific he should know about the Switch Pitch before he begins rebuilding or is it mostly like any other TH400? 2. I am rebuilding a different trans in order to add a shift kit to this one and leave the old one wrapped up and original. Any recommendations on shift kits would be great. 3. Is anything done to the converter during a rebuild? Should I keep it while it is at the shop? The guy is expensive, but I am wondering what kinda $ a job like this should cost. Remember it is basically a bench rebuild. I am giving him the transmission out of the car! Thanks and please pardon my ignorance,
If you know the conditon of the trans and convertor was good, just keep the conv. at home. Most trans. builders have never heard of the S/P trans. He will see one solenoid on the valve body with a wire running to another behind the front pump. As long as he doesn't try to swap parts then he should have no problems. I just bought a rebuild kit from NAPA and it was $53.53. Add some bushings and fluid and it was less than $75. I don't buy the high dollar kits from Summit or Jegs. Unless you are racing it then a stock rebuild will be fine as the 67 is pretty heavy duty. Always replace the front pump bushing and the tail shaft bushings. If you want firm shifts the leave out the waffle steel clutch plates. I always leave these out and add flat steels and make sure my clearances are on the tight side. The only reason why I rebuilt this last one was the 2-3 shift would slip at wide open throttle when trans. was hot. The person who rebuilt it before me had used cross hatched cut clutch plates (racing clutches for quicker shifts) and then left in the beveled (same as waffled) steel plate and it could not hold all the 455 torque. Good luck and i will try to post some pics here tom. night.
