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Old Mar 27, 2023 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by mrvedit
Both 5.7Stroker and Tranzman have posted excellent converter installation instructions. They are very similar of course.
5.7Stroker included more details specific to 4L80E installations with very nice pictures. I would suggest making it clear NOT to tighten the Bell-housing-to-Block bolts until the TC gap is measured and/or making sure the TC spins freely while tightening those bolts.
Perhaps the two of you with my help could work on a "How to install a converter" thread which would become a sticky. Each of you can make posts and I will edit them into one mutually agreeable instruction list.
Just take the one I uploaded and use as you see fit! If my work will help others, I am good to go.
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Old Mar 27, 2023 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by mrvedit
Both 5.7Stroker and Tranzman have posted excellent converter installation instructions. They are very similar of course.
5.7Stroker included more details specific to 4L80E installations with very nice pictures. I would suggest making it clear NOT to tighten the Bell-housing-to-Block bolts until the TC gap is measured and/or making sure the TC spins freely while tightening those bolts.
Perhaps the two of you with my help could work on a "How to install a converter" thread which would become a sticky. Each of you can make posts and I will edit them into one mutually agreeable instruction list.
To echo what Tarzan said, please feel free to modify/use the document in the link I provided as you see fit.
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Old Mar 28, 2023 | 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Tranzman
That's how we did it at the shops I worked for too.
I retired from the trade in 2007 after 35 years in the trenches. I found different work but that didn't last long. In 2011 I started my own bench building service. Now at 66 I am fully retired and people still call and want work done. It's hard to turn down cash for 8-10 hours of work.
Yes sir, I’m in a similar position, just a few years younger. I get to pick and choose my work now. I seem to keep busy between car/military vehicle collector clubs and a few auto restoration guys that I’ve known/dealt with since the 1970’s. On special occasions, I have my grandsons working out in the shop with me.
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