sent emai arount the 1st and again tonight dec 17,2011
will call on monday again


eric where r u brother...

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hey
are my eyes bad
there is no slant six adapter plate anymore...listed
I called and no answer/left a message for eric

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call/got this 2day






Removed from our site,
N/A

the head designer never responded,

so i dropped it from the line up.

Had to be some issue with it.



eriC
www.riley-auto.com

1-800-530-7636

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I have contacted an old school drag race welder/machinist bro last week..
says he makes adapter plates ..plus anything custom

needs an block/crank/starter/flexpalte/ trans core 2work up a price

we have the engine in a car/ will pull

looking for a 200r4

I hope this is not the can o'worms

them hi stall torque converters look pricey for a 200r4
not 2many used lying around

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Be aware that the 200R4 came in Chevy and Buick/Olds/Pontiac bellhousing patterns and the are not the same. (Like big and small block Mopar) The BOP ones are usually cheaper. And yes, they did use them behind the GN motors, but they broke a lot.

4L60E is a derivative of the T-350 but is all computer controlled, so it is not a real good candidate.

Lou seems to be happy with his A-500 swap. Have you considered one of those?

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havent talked to lou
but will
the 200r4 can be built to handle BIG hp
their listed ready sell on ebay
they were used in grand nationals go fast cars
a stone chevy friend has an mid 1980's old school olds T-top with one and he says it has never given him any issues and this man is hard on all his rides.
I found one in Delaware for $75 but was gone they day b4 I could get there...looks like there are out there.
there on ebay used race built every now and cheap/but shipping is a killer

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2hours late on a 200r4 trans /local $150 w/torque converter

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so I contact my old sckool kid bro who built our 440 727 go fast trans in 1982 and he now owns a shop in Reno, has 2 1968 darts, and said I may want to go with this..
http://www.gearvendors.com/aghr3s.html

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If all you want is an overdrive transmission, Gearvendors is a grossly overpriced and outdated technology for what you want. Aside from the $2500+ purchase price, you still have to get your base three speed transmission repaired, then modify your transmission mount and floorpan (extensively) to mount the gearvendors unit, especially so if you are in an A body.

A much cheaper and simpler solution would be to install a factory automatic four speed overdrive transmission, known as an A500 or a 42RH (or 44RH or 46RH, depending on application). Installation of this transmission will require using the somewhat rare factory slant six to smallblock transmission adapter used in 61-67 Dodge and Fargo A100 and A108 trucks and vans. You will still need to modify the floorpan and transmission cross member, but not nearly as much as if you were installing a Gearvendors unit. Plus, the purchase price will be about half the cost of a Gearvendors unit.

There is at least one board member who has installed a A500 into his late 60s a-body using the factory adapter plate. Hopefully he will chime in and offer some advice about the installation.

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OK
I sent lou a PM
why do you state gearvendor is out dated
I looked @ their videos etc and it is current time racing info

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What he means is that GV has been around a long time,and it is an old design. I think its from the 70's or early 80's. While it may be "outdated" it is a very nice piece,and if you have the money I would use one. They were used in motor homes,so they can put up with a lot of abuse! Also,im not sure if Reed has ever installed one,but I helped a neighbor put one into a 73 Dart and we did not have to cut anything. Just a BFH to gain some clearence in the trans tunnel after the x-member.

Gearvendors is outdated because you no longer need to use a bolt on gear splitter to get an overdrive transmission. You can now use a factory four speed automatic transmission.

Gearvendors units still have their place, but I would say that these days that place is limited to tow vehicles or very heavy vehicles that need an extra gear and for which no factory transmission with more gears is available.

I have owned numerous full size Ford vans. One with a standard C-6 automatic three speed transmission, one with a C-6 automatic transmission and a gear vendors gear splitter (I didn't install it, it was installed already when I bought the van), and one with a factory Ford AOD four speed automatic transmissions. The two vans with C-6s were powered by carbureted 351 motors and the van with the AOD was powered by a fuel injected 302. All vans were roughly the same weight and all had 3.55 rear gears.

I far prefer the factory AOD to the C-6/gearvendors combination. The gear vendors unit only dropped the highway RPMs by about 300 RPM. I found the Gear vendors manual foot switch to be annoying and cumbersome. First, the foot switch was virtually identical to the headlight dimmer switch which lead to some confusion when I first got the van. Second, the manually controlled overdrive was tiresome compared to the factory automatic overdrive. Additionally, the Gear vendors unit adds many more mechanical parts and complexity to wear out and break than does the self-contained factory overdrive transmission.

The AOD drops highway RPM 500-700 RPM, engages overdrive with no input from the driver, is a simpler and more self-contained design, has parts widely available, and is far cheaper to purchase and install than scabbing a gear splitter onto the back of a three speed transmission.

My current Ford van is running a 351 and a C-6, but I have an AOD under my workbench waiting to get rebuilt and installed. Having a fourth overdrive gear is very nice on the highway, and I miss it when I drive my van on the highway. However, I would not recommend using a Gearvendors unit if your only goal is to obtain an overdrive automatic. There are cheaper and easier ways of getting an overdrive automatic.

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what engine was your friend running and how was the overall reliablity and such..

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One interesting alternative that I have read about but never seen installed on a slant six vehicle is a Laycock de Normanville "Type J" overdrive such as those used on Volvos. The Gearvendors unit is supposedly an updated version of the "type J" overdrive. I believe the type J is a smaller unit and is completely separate from the transmission, but I am by no means an expert or even very familiar with the type J.

Read more about it HERE and in the links discussed therein.

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It was a mild 451 stroker, prob around 500-525 hp/tq. This was about 4 years ago,and as far as I know it is still chugging along. He only puts about 3500 miles on it a year. But they are HARD miles,he has to put a new set of rear tires on every year because of all the drag racing/burnouts he does. I have never driven it,but he says he loves it. I dont believe he uses it gear splitting between shifts,just as an OD unit. Supposedly he gets about 19-20 mpg all highway if he keeps his foot out of it,which is up from the 14 mpg he got before the GV. Mind you these are his words not mine,im just passing the info along.

Jared