my 700 just gave out....im looking for a another on craigslist and havent had any luck....i keep running into truck 700s but i was wondering if i get one from a truck n just switch out the tail from my old 700 so it can bolt up to the torque arm.......i also found one from a 94 vette c4.....i heard they have a good servo but will it fit if not what would i have to do????? plz help.....

 

i realize u are in texas and im in pa but if you are interested, i do have a 700r4 for sale on craiges list. $1000 plus shipping. About 1000mi since rebuild, transgo shift kit, corvette servo, eagle clutches, heavy duty sprags, HD 2000-2600 stall converter, full throttle valve added.

 

Since you are willing to consider a used Craigslist part ...
You should check with local tranny shops and inquire about a used 700R4. Not any franchise or chain shop, but a local Joe Blow kinda place. They should have contact info for getting used 700R4's pretty cheap. I know around here, I can snag a used one for about $300 and that includes a 90 day warranty.

 

Sounds real tempting........but my wife wants me to save money to buy a house........so I'm just looking for a temp transmissions just to move around while the one that gave out gets rebuild.......might take me a lil longer than usual ...............either way thanks for the offer...................@ camaro newbie......yeah I tried those shops but I kept running into the 700s that comes out the trucks (long tails) that's y I was wondering if anyone knew if can't modifed my by changing the tails

 

Any 700 from around your yr/earlier should work with tail swap but is yours electric which would be 4l60e then it would be your yr/newer the vett trany is the same plus upgrades and there x member bolt holes i beleive are on there tail so it would involve relocateing you x member back some
Oops like the guy belowe said forgot about torque arm

 

You'll need a 3rd gen tranny, because of the torque arm mount, or swap the rear section from your stock tranny onto the truck tranny.

Or get a torque arm relocation crossmember, then you can drop in a truck 700R4, no problem.

Going that way may prove to be cheaper in the long run, for future tranny issues, since it opens up your availability of transmissions to buy.

 

1993 was the last year for the 700R4.

1994+ = 4L60E

 

If you swap the tailshaft housing, you can use any 700R4 from any 2wd truck or any car that isn't a Corvette.

 

Any 700R4 besides corvette will work if you are willing to swap the tailshaft housing. Its only 4 bolts and doesn't take long at all. I would also recommend installing a new rear seal while its out. Very easy and will save you a heartache later. Also if you can get one between 88 and 93. They have improvements to help with durability.

 

thanks alot for the tips.....now to start tearing out the old 700 out of my gta.........this really helped oh one more thing wolud the drive shaft have to be cut or can i use the stock size...?

 

Why would you have to cut the driveshaft?

 

i have a friend that kept telling me that the size from the drive shaft changes when i swap tarnsmissions n that they are all not the same that i would have to get one from a truck and will have to take it to go shorten n rebalanced.......

 

Tell your friend to go learn something about 700R4s.

 

Lol yeah I know right.........I already had plan to do the tail swap but he is the reason y I posted this thread

 

Why would a 700r4 from a corvette not work?

 

Not all the Corvette 700s have the mounting holes drilled and tapped where you'll need them. The output shaft is also a different length, but not by a lot.

 

You can use the truck one but your dust cover for the torque converter may not fit. Just make sure that you get a two wheel drive one that way you won't have to tear the trans apart and change your output shaft. The case on the truck one is a little thicker so that middle bolt on the drivers side of the bell housing may be a little tougher to get to. Just do as the other guys said to change the tail shaft housing. 4 bolts easy to do.
The corvette output shaft is .900" shorter than a stock 700. Good luck hope you get back on the road.

Rob

 

thanks for the tip rob...........
well i finally decided what to do after alot of research.....i found a post on craiglist that will rebuild my transmission for 450 bucks 35k mile 1yr warranty......with kevalar cluthes, shift kit.....without torque conv. rebuilt..........so my nex question is what is a good stall i can use aftermarket wise?????? i have a stock 350 roller with an aftermarket cam.....but am building a 406 sbc with forged rods n pistons with twin turbos thats going in nex im just gona wait till gas prices drop a lil b4 i put in........but i just want to be prepared so i can gather all my parts n put in all at once...

 

Just be carefull of the 450 dollar rebuild. I know that you are trying to save money and I understand but you could have it out a few times. Parts for a good street strip build is around 600 not including torque converter. I would talk to Edge Racing Converters to spec out a converter. If you are staying with the stock engine for now the stock converter will do the job just fine.