Rebeldryver's '65 Impala SS Black Betty

[Huskinhano]

Re: Rebeldryver's '65 Impala SS Black Betty

Scott, I think you need a nice 5 speed!

[Scott Liggett]

Re: Rebeldryver's '65 Impala SS Black Betty

Scott, I think you need a nice 5 speed!

Got one you want to donate?

[TheSilverBuick]

Re: Rebeldryver's '65 Impala SS Black Betty

Scott, I think you need a nice 5 speed!

Got one you want to donate?

When do you think you'll be getting to the trans? I'm curious to see what it looks like inside. Hopefully not too horrible.

[Scott Liggett]

Re: Rebeldryver's '65 Impala SS Black Betty

Not sure yet. I want to the Caprices front end first, but I dont want to drive the Impala any more until I fix it. Maybe I can borrow Bills Monte, maybe one of Greggs toys. We'll see.

[jays67]

Re: Rebeldryver's '65 Impala SS Black Betty

I have the same tranny you are running needs a bearing retainer but your on the wrong coast to pick it up to use till yours is fixed sorry

[Scott Liggett]

Re: Rebeldryver's '65 Impala SS Black Betty

I have the same tranny you are running needs a bearing retainer but your on the wrong coast to pick it up to use till yours is fixed sorry

Does yours have the mopar style bellhousing bolt pattern, or the standard GM pattern.

[jays67]

Re: Rebeldryver's '65 Impala SS Black Betty

I have the same tranny you are running needs a bearing retainer but your on the wrong coast to pick it up to use till yours is fixed sorry

Does yours have the mopar style bellhousing bolt pattern, or the standard GM pattern.

you know I never really looked it is hooked to the bell houseing still? Have to look at that

[Huskinhano]

Re: Rebeldryver's '65 Impala SS Black Betty

I was on ebay the other night curious as to what those Doug Nash 4+3 T10 boxes from 84-88 Vettes. I thought they'd be going some what cheap. Nooooo they seem to start at a grand. I thought they'd be a different option to get a fairly strong trans along with OD. It'd be fun splitting the gears to get 8 speeds.

Ford also had an OD version or should I say several versions of the 4 speed Toploader. Forget the pass car versions, get the truck version. I have one sitting in the shead at my moms house from a 77 E150 van I had years ago. It had a 300 I6 a 4 speed. I still have the factory and Hurst shifters.

[SuperBuickGuy]

Re: Rebeldryver's '65 Impala SS Black Betty

I was on ebay the other night curious as to what those Doug Nash 4+3 T10 boxes from 84-88 Vettes. I thought they'd be going some what cheap. Nooooo they seem to start at a grand. I thought they'd be a different option to get a fairly strong trans along with OD. It'd be fun splitting the gears to get 8 speeds.

POS does not even begin to describe that 4+3 tranny. The reason they're for sale now is they were replaced with other (working) transmissions.

[Tazracing]

Re: Rebeldryver's '65 Impala SS Black Betty

Sounds like it's time for some Global West UCA to fix the camber or lack of

frame has cupped..
common on these

[SpiderGearsMan]

Re: Rebeldryver's '65 Impala SS Black Betty

beefy case on the 4+3 , but the o/d unit was a problem

[mlcraven]

Re: Rebeldryver's '65 Impala SS Black Betty

Sounds like it's time for some Global West UCA to fix the camber or lack of

frame has cupped..
common on these

Not heard this expression before...what does it mean "frame has cupped"? What causes it?

[Tazracing]

Re: Rebeldryver's '65 Impala SS Black Betty

Sounds like it's time for some Global West UCA to fix the camber or lack of

frame has cupped..
common on these

Not heard this expression before...what does it mean "frame has cupped"? What causes it?

the frame cups as holding up the engine/tranny and the cossmember bends forcing the upper a arm mount in and the lower out..
as the only other frame support is the core support tat is in rubber and most times not tight
this is worse in bbc cars but happens to all frames of this type...
to the point tat you run out of shims you can install to get it into spec..

50 years of potholes and engine weight causes this.. a date with a frame machine fixes this

[mlcraven]

Re: Rebeldryver's '65 Impala SS Black Betty

Thanks for that.

[Scott Liggett]

Re: Rebeldryver's '65 Impala SS Black Betty

Sounds like it's time for some Global West UCA to fix the camber or lack of

frame has cupped..
common on these

Not heard this expression before...what does it mean "frame has cupped"? What causes it?

the frame cups as holding up the engine/tranny and the cossmember bends forcing the upper a arm mount in and the lower out..
as the only other frame support is the core support tat is in rubber and most times not tight
this is worse in bbc cars but happens to all frames of this type...
to the point tat you run out of shims you can install to get it into spec..

50 years of potholes and engine weight causes this.. a date with a frame machine fixes this

I've never seen that, at least on the cars in Cali.

I've looked at Globa West's front end pieces and I wasn't convinced they improved camber caster angles. The guys I talked to didn't seem to know either. Since they don't have a test car that actually does any autocrossing or track days with the pieces makes me even more suspect.