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| Hi, is there anyone in Australia that has a steel case torque flite they want to sell. I need one for my 57 imperial with factory 392 hemi.
Thanks Sonny.0433791112 |
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Location: Perth Australia | Australia is a big place
Where are you?
I have a spare, but I dont want to part with it, but there is a guy thats advertising various parts on gumtree (Perth) in a suburb called Shelly that might have one
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Location: Perth Australia | Just rang him and he doesnt have one
Sorry
Very rare box here, but someone might have one
Whats wrong with yours?
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Location: Upper Hunter NSW Australia | ..........
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Yep, as Mick said, VERY rare trans to find down here.
I don't have one to spare, nor know of any available but if you have one to rebuild, give " Transwreck" a call in Frankston Victoria.
Ph 03 97696647 or 0428 465 483 as they have old transmission rebuild experience and could maybe do yours or might be able to put you in touch with someone down here that might have one?
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| thanks Mick for making that enquiry for me, i am in Sydney NSW, Thanks Van Helsing also, i will give them a call and see how i go.My radiator had rusted out internally and filled the tranny with water. Thankfully the engine flushed out pretty well without problems but the transmission needs some major parts replaced.
this was how i got the car a couple of years ago and it has been sitting in my shed since. so hoping to get something i can put in to get driving and get my enthusiasm back for this car. |
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Location: Perth Australia | You might want to consider trying to get one from the US
Most shippers will charge around $400 port to port
USA to AUS ships to the east coast from south eastern USA, I have a shipper that ships from Longbeach in California to Fremantle, but the shipping across country here is pretty expencive
That said, I have seen these transmissions going for a lot of money (why I wont sell my spare), so it might turn out cheaper to get one from the States
Jim Robinson in Clunes (Vic) might have one, but other than that, I am out of ideas
Oh, George Laurie in QLD might be another chance (desotogeorge on this site)
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Location: York County, PA | I take it that a cast iron will not do. Do you have a number for the transmission you want. The bolt holes must line up.
Catch ya later. |
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Location: Perth Australia | Thats what he is after
Very rare trans here and those with a spare one are reluctant to sell
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Location: So. Cal | I would think that it would be cheaper to ship hard parts over from the US rather than an entire trans. There are companies that have stock of such things. You could try:
http://www.makcotransmissionparts.com
And Neil likes these guys:
http://www.nwtparts.com/
BigM might have what you need too but I don't know if he would be willing to separate out a trans into parts. |
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| I offered a fully rebuilt unit I have coming, never heard back, guess my price was too high. Only when you get involved with rebuilding these cast trans do you realize the value I suppose. |
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| Hello everyone and thanks for the input and replies, i have been able to find one that will get me out of trouble, just haven't had a chance to get back on here sooner.Thanks Owen, the price you offered for yours was reasonable, as you say to rebuild one of these trannys is very expensive , and time consuming when hunting for hard parts.
Cheers Sonny. |
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