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Hey Guys. Nick here from American Racing Headers. Thought I’d share a little about my project and what I encountered.
I have a 64 Rambler American that I’ve begun building to eventually bring to SEMA. Although when it does go to Vegas,it will have a honking AMC V8, I fell in love with this car so much that I decided to rebuild the 6 cylinder and M35 BW to give me a chance to drive the car for a few months next year while gathering what parts I need. I took the trans to a very well known high performance transmission shop to have it freshened. After a fluid change I lost 3rd gear so there was no choice. What I quickly learned was these units are incredibly expensive to rebuild properly, like to the tune of $3000.00. In that price the torque converter will be cut open and gone through and that definitely comes at a cost. There’s no lack of confidence in the work they will perform. Both the engine and transmission are in very capable hands. Bottom line, I was really shocked by the rebuild cost of the M35. The great news is that until I’m ready to swap the V8 in, I’ll have a awesome running 6 with great shifting transmission. I’ll take pictures of the package prior to installing it. At some point down the road it’ll all be for sale. The engine will look the part as well. I’m going all out on the appearance. Thanks for taking the time to read this. Nick A.R. Headers |
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jpnjim
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Nice to see that you're planning an AMC powered AMC for SEMA
Also cool that you're enjoying the car in the mean time, $3k to rebuild the BW sounds like a ton of money, but it's hard to complain if it does what you want it to in the end. You can always make more money later
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ramblinrev
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Gotta say it shouldn't take $3k to rebuild an BW T35. What you do need to do is find someone who knows what they're doing. It's not a 904 or a GM 350.
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Jpnjim,
Unlike others, I would never wreck any car by going with anything than what belongs, regardless of vehicle brand. The Ring Brothers Javelin is a work of art and as cool as that Hellcat engine is, they more than had the ability to go with AMC power and take the cool factor to another level. Having said that, I stuffed a Hellcat into a Prius in an attempt to ruffle some feathers. It worked! It also got me on Jay Leno’s Garage. Lol. Got to YouTube and search Prius Hellcat. Some great video there. At some point I may totally turn the world upside down by stuffing a coal rolling Cummings into a Tesla! Lol. Nick |
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[QUOTE=ramblinrev] Gotta say it shouldn't take $3k to rebuild an BW T35. What you do need to do is find someone who knows what they're doing. It's not a 904 or a GM 350.
It’s not an issue of knowing how to rebuild it. They’ll get it perfect but there is an unfamiliarity and the fact that some difficult to find hard parts that need replacing are driving the cost. I’m sure it could’ve been done for much less elsewhere but it didn’t help getting the final quote till after it was in 1000 pieces and everything inspected. Someone will reap the benefits when I’m ready to sell it. That also goes for the engine that’s being built making sure everything is spot on and looking great. |
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jpnjim
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Now I want to buy headers from you just so you can keep doing stuff like this ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
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Ken Doyle
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$3,000 is a ridiculous price to rebuild an ordinary B/W 35 automatic. Perhaps the problem is that you took it to a "high performance transmission shop", rather than an ordinary transmission shop with an older guy familiar with the trans.
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3K means he does not want the job.He priced the job high to get rid of you.Happens to all of us with antique cars at some point.
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I would shop around. That's crazy money for a transmission. Most of the consumable parts are quite cheap. Just because you spent a ton doesn't automatically mean you got quality. Find an affordable shop that offers a good warranty on their rebuild. |
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Guys I’m really grateful for the advice. Only reason I’m going through with it is because he disassembled it and it’s going to cost me more to reassemble. Probably 6-7 hundred before it’s all said and done. Then it needs to go elsewhere to start the process again. This shop also does converters so my converter will be taken apart, checked for wear and rebuilt as needed.
The price is very high and as you’d expect, I should know better being in the racing industry. At this point I’m biting the bullet knowing that I will have a rock solid trans when finished. Foretunately, for whoever buys the engine/trans combo down the road, they’ll have a sweet deal on a nicely rebuilt power train. Nick A.R. Headers |
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