Barn motor and tranny swap

[Steve Wood]

Looks like that should have shown up when you set both converters on the table on the lugs and measured the distance from the table to the top of the nose

[TexasT]

That is what i wanted to see when we went up there. I'm glad you got to see it and take pix.  Jake sure seems to be a stand up guy.

Glad it got worked out. I can't wait for a ride.

On a side note I got a new hose on the turbo to intercooler joint(thanks for the hook up). Plenty of pull on the highway now. Down side my mileage dropped off. Probably need to keep my foot out of it.

[good2win22]

Looks like that should have shown up when you set both converters on the table on the lugs and measured the distance from the table to the top of the nose

The overall height was the same on both converters. As mentioned earlier, the drive hub did not have a counter sink to allow the the splines to seat the additional 1/8th inch or so. You can see that there is no countersink in the pic of the clutch. The drive hub is welded to the disc. He wasn't able to machine a counter sink and after all the measuring, it was decided that there was plenty of  spline engagement and the easiest fix was to machine the lugs. Also he was concerned that the flex plate was sitting a little far out at 1 inch from the block.  He thought it should be at 7/8ths. Something about how the flex plates are stamped in the manufacturing process. I tried a stock flex plate this weekend and it also measured 1 inch from the block.

[gusszgs]

Hi Jason good luck with your build. Looks to be pretty stout indeed.
Did you happen to weigh your converter prior to the install?

[good2win22]

Hi Jason good luck with your build. Looks to be pretty stout indeed.
Did you happen to weigh your converter prior to the install?

Thanks!

I didn't weigh the converter before install.  It was heavy but not as heavy as a stocker... 

[gusszgs]

That's what I was wondering. You get the benefit of the 3 disk yet it's lighter than the D5. Any weight reduction on the back of the crank is a good thing. My Husek converter weighed in at around 28 lbs, and the D5 was 42 if memory serves. It's a 9.5 but I can't lock it.........wel l not supposed to anyway. 14 lbs is 14 lbs. Now if I could get 14 off me, we'd be getting somewhere 

[motorhead]

I am growing pretty tired of people shifting blame in their work.  The fact is the converter did not fully seat in the transmission, the flexplate was not at fault for that. Carry on and fix it.

I still don't have my Trailblazer back from the body shop for similar reasons/oversights...

[TexasT]

It seems it is always cheaper to do substandard work/service and then fix the squeaky wheels. The ones who don't complain turn into bigger profits. And the complainers are called out as such to try to shame them into going away. This has spread to every industry I can think of in the name of hiring the cheapest labor that can be found.

[gusszgs]

Well if you guys get Trump in there......... he'll fix all that! You guys will be making so much money you'll be wanting to give some back. And it will be ALL American made too

[Steve Wood]

I am growing pretty tired of people shifting blame in their work.  The fact is the converter did not fully seat in the transmission, the flexplate was not at fault for that. Carry on and fix it.

I still don't have my Trailblazer back from the body shop for similar reasons/oversights...

Yep....but, I decided that was obvious and I would keep my mouth closed for a change....leas t he did not use an 8 lb hammer

[larrym]

atleast he made it right, no concern with spline engagement everything is seated far enough?

[good2win22]

atleast he made it right, no concern with spline engagement everything is seated far enough?

I'm satisfied with the engagement. If it breaks, guess who's going to repair it?

[good2win22]

Can someone tell me where the clamp for the TV cable bolts to?  I don't remember where it was bolted to and it has slid down the cable.  Tranny bolt to the block? On the intake?

[Steve Wood]

In the end, if the converter is engaged all the way into the pump and there is 1/8"-1/4" clearance between the converter lugs and the flexplate, all should be well.

[Steve Wood]

should be one bolt into the case at the tranny end