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[Stev]

So tranny guy sent me an update. According to him, C body units should have the 4 gear planetary set, and Blue only had the 3. It's the original and was rebuilt at some point. So it seems that grandpa took it to a mechanic on the same level as whatever circus did the bodywork, and they most likely stole the original 4 gear planetary set out of it and grandpa was none the wiser.

Cool.

 

[3175375]

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So tranny guy sent me an update. According to him, C body units should have the 4 gear planetary set, and Blue only had the 3. It's the original and was rebuilt at some point. So it seems that grandpa took it to a mechanic on the same level as whatever circus did the bodywork, and they most likely stole the original 4 gear planetary set out of it and grandpa was none the wiser.

Cool.

Glad you are making it right!

 

[Stev]

Glad you are making it right!

Ow my money.

 

[cbarge]

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So tranny guy sent me an update. According to him, C body units should have the 4 gear planetary set, and Blue only had the 3. It's the original and was rebuilt at some point. So it seems that grandpa took it to a mechanic on the same level as whatever circus did the bodywork, and they most likely stole the original 4 gear planetary set out of it and grandpa was none the wiser.

Cool.

If my memory serves me correctly, only RV units and Hemi's got 4 planetary gears.
Not uncommon trans shops upgrade a 727 with the 4 gear planetaries

 

[Ross Wooldridge]

I was under the impression that 4 planetary gears were definitely NOT in the picture for C bodies in 66 - maybe in 67 or 8? I know that 4 speed C bodies in 65 and 66 got the 10.5" clutch and that got switched to the bigger one in 67 or 8.

My trans guy upgraded the 727 in my 66 T&C to a 4 planetary setup. Original trans had the 3 planetary setup.

 

[Stev]

If my memory serves me correctly, only RV units and Hemi's got 4 planetary gears.
Not uncommon trans shops upgrade a 727 with the 4 gear planetaries

I was under the impression that 4 planetary gears were definitely NOT in the picture for C bodies in 66 - maybe in 67 or 8? I know that 4 speed C bodies in 65 and 66 got the 10.5" clutch and that got switched to the bigger one in 67 or 8.

My trans guy upgraded the 727 in my 66 T&C to a 4 planetary setup. Original trans had the 3 planetary setup.

Well dude seems to think they got them. He's a charger/challenger kind of guy so maybe the later cars got them when they beefed up the internals in 68, 24 spline input shaft etc.? It would line up with them merging the Imperial into the C body and Imperial always got the ritzy stuff. Don't know, not a tranny guy.

Whatever, it's apart, why not beef it up. Don't feel like opening any of this junk up ever again, even if i dump an RB stroker in there or something.

 

[Ross Wooldridge]

Well dude seems to think they got them. He's a charger/challenger kind of guy so maybe the later cars got them when they beefed up the internals, 24 spline input shaft etc.? Don't know, not a tranny guy.

Whatever, it's apart, why not beef it up. Don't feel like opening any of this junk up ever again, even if i dump an RB stroker in there or something.

Yup, why not beef it up? Makes total sense to me.

Yes, my 4 speed is only 18 spline. Don't know what the T&C has - but it hasn't skipped a beat in 15 years...

 

[Stev]

Getting there.

 

[Stev]

More busywork

 

[Stev]

Just gotta zap the drip panel in and do the radiused panel under the light, and the tail is done.

After that, just gotta do two more floor patches and it's off to the bodyshop. We's gettin there.

 

[3175375]

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Just gotta zap the drip panel in and do the radiused panel under the light, and the tail is done.

After that, just gotta do two more floor patches and it's off to the bodyshop. We's gettin there.

Looking good! Exciting!