I'm being a complete masochist, looking to rebuild my 700-R4 myself.

I'm going to replace all gaskets, seals and friction parts with some good shtuff, drop in a kevlar 'power band', replace the servo with the good old corvette replacement, replace the boost valve with a .500, and replace the sun gear shell with something stronger...

Anything I'm missing to rebuild her for 500HP/TQ and some hardass shifts?


My question is, how long of a project can I expect this to be as a DIY mechanic working in his garage about 7 hours a week or so?
I'm willing to go through the pain, anguish, frustration and waiting because I want the learning experience (not to mention the cost savings.)
Whatcha guys think? 2 months or so?

 

If you are a newbie to tranny rebuilding it will take a month or
so. You won't believe how much time it takes to clean and measure parts, order new parts, wait for them to arrive, order more stuff because because they sent the wrong parts or you measured wrong, or found bad hard parts that you overlooked the first time,what shift kit and converter to buy, what mods to perform, etc. Then there is the "special tools required to
do the job right" issue! Snap ring pliers, bushing drivers, spring
compressors, something to clean parts in and what solvent to
use and where to buy it, etc. BTW, I have been working on my
200-4r for a couple of months and I am ALMOST ready for the
final assembly. But I am sure that more problems will pop up
This ALMOST turned into a rant, didn't it?

 

So a couple of months is a decent estimate eh?

Was this your first tranny rebuild?
How has it gone so far?

 

well heres what a rebuild kit has in it..

http://www.pro-built.net/index.cfm?f...ct&productid=5

 

It is not my first tranny rebuild, but it is my first 200-4r since I've
been collecting tips from sites like this one and turbobuick.com
I mostly rebuild TH350's. I put the 200-4r's pump in yesterday,
and endplay was OK. I will work on the valve body and servo
later today. BTW, I think I have about $400.00 invested in parts
and I still need to buy a converter
I'm sure you can rebuild your own tranny if you have access to
the tools needed and are willing to take the time to do it right the
first time. If you run into problems, just post to this board. Don't
expect an instant response, as most tranny gurus work full-time
jobs. An accurate description of the problem with proper
terminology is required. If you get few responses to your post, try
rewording your question. Sometimes I don't understand what people are talking about, so I am unable to respond to their
questions