Hey to all, getting ready to rebuild a 700r4, I plan on going with a ProBuilt street/strip kit and having a relative who works for a trans. shop install it so I can save some labor Currently I have what seems to be a highly abused slipping into all forward gears 700r4 with only 75,000 miles on it in my '92 RS with a swapped in tbi 350. I want to know if I should go to the boneyard and find a nice 700 for a rebuild or pull mine out and do the rebuild to it. The car is a daily driver so down time cannot be over a weekend or so. Also I want a nice firm shift at partial throttle and a chirper at WOT, will I achieve this with the ProBuilt street/strip kit and a good TC. Next step the rear end rebuild with a drum->disc conversion, heading to those boards now, thanks for your help guys and gals

 

Depends on how reliably and quick the relative can do the work. Pull it friday, install it sunday should be doable, but **** does happen. I'd get a core if you can get a good one from a V8 F-body that's matching #'s to the donor car. I wouldn't go for a truck trans.

 

Why matching #'s?

 

thanks for the quick reply jmd, I am going to check around for a nice core to build up, if no luck then I guess I'll rebuild the original. After a ProBuilt rebuild how long will this 700r4 run with a 350-400 hp motor? My relative is quite familiar with these 700's due to the Chevy that runs through our blood He agreed with fri-sun being good time, but he said maybe sat night, that would be sooo sweet, now only if this snow melts and we get 60 deg. weather ill be set