I've got an 04 4L80e that I had in my swapped 1950 Chevrolet pick up for 10 years. Decided to pull the engine/trans for another project and go another route with the truck.

On removal I noticed 3 of the mounting ears on the bellhousing were broken and being held on by the mounting studs.

I've been looking for a shop to do a case swap (I'd provide case if they don't have one on hand), and go through/replace what needs replacement during the process. Also have a HD2 kit for install as well.

I've contacted, probably, 8 shops in the past two weeks. Ghosted by a couple, no response by most, no answer by a few. Anyone have any recommendations? Is this job just not worth most of these guys' time? Seems like a pretty straightforward bench rebuild.

Getting to the point where I might just try it myself, but I don't really have a good clean space to do it, and I'd feel a lot better having it done by a pro. I'm not particularly keen on paying $5k for a forum sponsor unit either.

 

Problem is most shops don't want the bench builds. They want control over the whole job. They have to many people that don't install them properly and then blame them for the damages they caused. Then there is the performance end that make matters worse. They know it's going to be abused and then again get blamed for the damage to the unit.
I bench built all my life and I understand their reasoning. Bench building requires a whole different level of builder and most shops are not equipped for that form of customer service.
It's not all that difficult of a job. There is enough good people on here that will be willing to give advise and help getting the job done.

 

Yeah, I definitely have gotten that from the repair shops, but I've contacted a couple of performance shops (one established, and the other a guy who is transitioning from a repair shop) and everyone has just gone dark. I guess business is good this time of year.

I've been in touch with Chuck at FLT lately. I'm starting to lean that way.