BangShift Tech: We Show You How to Rebuild a GM 12 Bolt Clutch Type Posi Unit

Posted in DRIVETRAIN January 16, 2012 by Brian Lohnes > >

Tech Story by Scott Liggett: We bought a GM 12 bolt posi a while back at Long Beach Swap Meet. It looked OK, but we wanted to check out the the clutches before we stab this posi into our 12 bolt differential that is destined for our project 65 Impala SS. GM and Eaton clutch [...]

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Buford T Justice Update: It Lives Again Thanks to a Down and Dirty Driveway Thrash and Junkyard Parts

Posted in Buford - 9C1 Caprice June 19, 2012 by Brian Lohnes > >

Back in May, as I am sure you remember, Buford T Justice spit the bit during dyno session hi-jinx. The car spit the drive shaft out violently, busted the hell out of the 700R4 transmission, and was generally rendered a 4,000lb paper weight in my driveway. It took a while but the car is finally [...]

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It Came From the Forums: Turbo 400 Rebuilding Tech

Posted in DRIVETRAIN August 25, 2009 by Brian Lohnes > >

Jeff Bradley is the owner of Bradley’s Transmission in Indianapolis, Indiana and a guy who knows his way around a slushbox. He happens to be servicing a Turbo 400 for another BangShift.com forum member and took photos of the whole teardown and reassembly process. He makes it look easy but we know that to the [...]

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Video: Muncie and Gearvendors…. A match made in heaven.

Posted in DRIVETRAIN July 7, 2011 by Chad Reynolds > >

Gearvendors has been building the strongest overdrive units on the planet for more than 30 years now and they have been proven in everything from 6 second drag cars to trophy trucks and big commercial vehicles. We’ve personally run them in tow vehicles, drag cars, and road race cars, and can tell you they are [...]

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It Came From the Forums: Turbo 400 Rebuild, Step by Step Photos

Posted in DRIVETRAIN August 29, 2009 by Brian Lohnes > >

BangShift.com member Jeff Bradley, a professional transmission guy by trade, is currently rebuilding a Turbo 400 transmission for another of our forum members. Jeff has been cool enough to take photos and detail every single aspect of the tear down and rebuild of an automatic transmission, a feat that many of us consider out of [...]

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BangShift Tech: 700-R4 Transmission Rebuild Part One

Posted in DRIVETRAIN July 9, 2010 by Brian Lohnes > >

Jeff Bradley, known as IndyShiftman on the BangShift.com forums owns and operated a transmission shop in the Indianapolis, Indiana area. He’s become our de-facto source for transmission info, tech tips, and answers to our dumb questions. Another BangShifter dropped off a 700-R4 at Jeff’s shop and he’s documenting the whole rebuild process. As much as [...]

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Tech: The BangShift 700-R4 Transmission Rebuild Part 2

Posted in DRIVETRAIN July 13, 2010 by Brian Lohnes > >

In our first installment of this tech series, Indianapolis-based transmission master Jeff bradley pulled apart a 700-R4 transmission that he is overhauling for a fellow BangShift.com member. We were astounded at the sheer volume of stuff that came out of the transmission case and then immediately frightened at the prospect of having to put it [...]

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Tech: The BangShift 700-R4 Rebuild Part 4

Posted in DRIVETRAIN September 2, 2010 by Brian Lohnes > >

Jeff Bradley is back with the fourth installment of how to properly rebuild at 700-R4 transmission. This is literally a blow by blow, step by step account of how to replace every part in the transmission. We’ve already been through the tear down and initial steps of the reconstruction, this installment will cover more of [...]

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Video Brake Tech from Baer

Posted in DRIVETRAIN June 28, 2011 by Chad Reynolds > >

Thousands of you watched as we built a 1967 Camaro in 48 Hours LIVE last month. We were able to build this car thanks to killer sponsors like Baer Brakes, Holley, Comp Cams and Lingenfelter. We’ve got a couple videos from both the live broadcast and our edited version ready for you to check out. [...]

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Video: Moser 12 Bolts…For GM guys that want to keep it all GM

Posted in DRIVETRAIN July 6, 2011 by Chad Reynolds > >

2011 marks Moser Engineering’s 25th anniversary, and we’re proud to say they are still made the right way, here in the U.S.A. And for purists like us, who think a Camaro should have a 12 bolt under it, Moser makes one hell of a setup. When we built the 48 Hour Camaro this year, we [...]

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