Recent content by hotrodpc

Thought I'd drop in and look for some info on the Park Interlock Switch Info. So far to what I have found out is there really only 3 things that cause this problem. The Fuse should always be the first thing to check. Then there is the brake light switch and the solenoid itself. I have a feeling...

I'll add, these are the OEM factory running boards that came on the Hoe when sold new.

My son has a 2001 Hoe LT that he wants to take the running boards off of. I tried talking him into leaving them since his Gf is a bit short. He said, Nawww, and that gives him an excuse to help her into the truck and cop a feel. Yep, He's my son for sure. So he had all the bolts he can see...

That's not a bad idea either. Just replace everything. The wiring harness, the solenoids, the plug, the whole 9 yards. It can be done but then you're price point is going to be higher. Some guys don't even dick with going over the valve bodies. They just buy a new one. You can do that too but it...

If you're looking for spare income, just target RWD trucks and you'd have enough spare work to keep you busy in your garage. 98-05 only would be good too, then you can always branch backwards or forward. I do try to avoid the E transmissions just because I don't have the test equipment to test...

Must have been a 700r4 or 4L60-E. Knowing the common failures in each model of transmission is also important so you know how to deal with that and make each one better, like using the Beast or Smart Shell in the 700r4's and 4L60-Es. It adds to your build cost, but if you're going to warranty...

Oh, and no need to spend time at a DIY salvage yard buying cores. Just throw an ad on Craigslist that you are interested in buying trans cores, which what models and how much you're willing to spend for them. Low Ball the ad. You won't get alot of hits, but if all you want it 1-3 or so, you'll...

So you smell what I'm stepping in. Exactly my point about improper install and you know in the customers mind, you're the bad guy that fugged it up. If you put it together right, and you measured all your tolerances and KNOW things are right, and you air checked your drums to make sure you...

BTW, I forgot to mention, this is a pretty tough gig here when you talk about building them and selling them. For a couple of different reasons... Now you can get by with this on Th350 and Th400's fairly easy, but model application becomes an issue on the 700r4's and 4L60-E's. For example, 95...

You did good then. How they got you to there I don't have a clue. Normally, scrap is all they'll pay which is about $6 - $9 per 100lbs.

So you got $6-$8 for a $25 core. NEVER SCRAP TRANSMISSIONS. Put an ad on CL. Tell what it is, with a couple of pics and advertise it for a $25 core trans. Gets you a few more bucks out of it, it stays in circulation, and someone picks it up instead of you loading it and hauling it to the scrap...

I tried doing that with one guy and it didn't work so well. Either he wasn't as mechanically as inclined as I was, or I was a bad teacher. I ended up building one of my own once and told a guy if he wanted to learn to bring his own core and he walk right beside me doing my own, and do his own...

I was a street racer in Los Angeles in my younger days, the late 80's. I was a Muncie 4 speed guy, but with horsepower, speed shifting and side stepping clutches you tend to break alot of axles and driveshafts. This old man, father of a great friend of mine, kept telling me to go Auto, I always...

I'm professional at nothing. Started building them in the 80's out of my garage for a living. Then started doing them for the street racers, and later pretty much just for extra income and hobby.