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Old 05-12-2015, 09:51 PM
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I was readin' some of the remarks here and was wondering what kind of transmission you were getting. Also wanted to say, I have a close friend restoring his LS6 1970 Chevelle to near new original except he had been racing it with an auto trans where it originally had a 4 speed, he sold the 4 speed a few years after buying it in favor of the auto for drag racing, that said, he's pretty good about researching stuff before he buys and has recently received a 4 speed built to m22 specs from a company called Auto Gear in New York. Its supposed to be even better than a m22 for quality of the gears and other parts in it. Just wanted to let you know about it in case you hadn't already heard of them. I'm a newbie and still learning at 66 years old so if I'm off base, just let me know.
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Old 05-12-2015, 10:42 PM
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Dan;

You're not off base in any way, and welcome to The Supercar Registry!

The trans I had in the car was built on an Autogear case and iron midplate with GM internals. I have a friend who's going to perform an autopsy on the box and see what--if anything--is still salvageable. If it's worth the effort, I'll get another case & tailhousing later on down the road and rebuild the box and put under the workbench for the day I put the Chevelle back to stock.
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Old 05-13-2015, 02:55 AM
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Eric, I measured the long Muncie against the standard Muncie and...

The long one is 6 1/4" longer...

The trans mount is 7 1/2" further back...

The shifter mounting pad is in the same location...

Hope this helps... Crash
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Old 05-13-2015, 03:42 AM
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Old 05-13-2015, 03:50 AM
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https://youtu.be/2lLpZ4hm8b8
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Good to hear. Hope it all goes well.
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Default Re: Well, the Chevelle is D.O.A.....

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: budnate</div><div class="ubbcode-body">https://youtu.be/2lLpZ4hm8b8 </div></div>

DAMN; now that is what drag racing should be. You wanna fill the stands bring back a class where the driver actually has to shift.
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Old 05-13-2015, 02:17 PM
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That's Robert Schmitt's car, he was the winner of the 2004 Hot Rod magazine's pump gas drags event.

One of my favorite `67's of all time.

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Old 05-13-2015, 05:46 PM
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Default Re: Well, the Chevelle is D.O.A.....

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dave Rifkin</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: budnate</div><div class="ubbcode-body">https://youtu.be/2lLpZ4hm8b8 </div></div>

DAMN; now that is what drag racing should be. You wanna fill the stands bring back a class where the driver actually has to shift. </div></div>

AND get rid of the electonics -- only gimmick is a line lock ... that will separate the men from the boys. Some of these &quot;race cars&quot; have more electonics in the cockpit then the Space Shuttle! Let go of the button, stab it and aim it ...
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Old 05-13-2015, 05:59 PM
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Pretty sure that he's using the rev limiter for shifts on that.
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