This WAS my #'s matching tranny,. Please tell me its fixable,..

[myrtle]

I hope so,.. I still have the #'s matching engine, I just hate to imagine how much monies im missing out on without this tranny.

[Charger1973]

How did that happen? 

[Drache]

Did it drop onto the ground/floor? 

[moparguy01]

no way in hell is that fixable. its toast. sorry man.

[tecmopar]

YEP, its finished sorry to say. I'm curious too, how did that happen, in all my years of racing 'em, beating on 'em, even dropped a few, I've never seen that happen.

[Jon Smith]

a driveshaft failure did that to mine once...

[old man]

Sorry man but I agree with the others on this. I think that it's beyond repair.

[69charger2002]

yep agreed. hey at least it can be a boat anchor and "go with the car" if you ever sell it. doesn't do much good, but at least you HAVE the #'s tranny for the car. as a side note personally i don't think a #'s matching tranny adds or devalues a car all that much. i have seen plenty of guys searching for that special #'s car, and their main focus was the engine. most never even checked the tranny

trav

[LargerCharger383]

holy crap! that's a bummer, and I doubt it's fixable.....how the hell did that happen??

[67_Dodge_Charger]

It could be repaired but it would look like crap. 

Yikes

Robert

[dm69charger]

Given enough time and especially money - anything can be fixed.  You just need to find the right person that will fix it correctly.

-Don

[dpm68]

Ouch.

[Charger-Bodie]

i wouldnt want a welded tranny case in my car even if it were salvageable just keep it around as proof that you have it and build a diff one!

[Charger_Fan]

Looks like you probably oiled down the road pretty well for the bad guys behind you...Batman.

Keep it as a trophy & make a lamp out of it or something.

[myrtle]

To be honest, I think that I just over revved it when I took it out for a lil run after I put int he 4.11's,...
My cousin that was behind me swears that I shifted into Rev while goin before it exploded (he swears he saw the rev lights come on)
But idunno,.. Im still but hurt about it.
How could I go about fixing it, lets say I wanted to. I didnt think you could weld the housings..

[Charger_Fan]

How could I go about fixing it, lets say I wanted to. I didnt think you could weld the housings..

Well, technically that housing is just aluminum, so it's easily welded...BUT getting it welded straight enough to make the guts in there not bind up is a completely different story. I don't think it's very possible to put that Humpty-Dumpty back together again.

But it would make a nice conversation piece in your living room.

[CharlieCharger]

I have never saw that happen before..that brings a new meaning to catastrophic failure . 

[Fitz73Chrgr]

Find a warranty replacement transmission that has no numbers on it.

[TUFCAT]

Agreed. If you had a small crack in could be welded (if you had the right type of welding equipment) I had a small crack in the aluminum case welded on my Saturn 5-speed trans.  But in your case,  its a torsional break in a critical  area that strength is needed, plus the alignment issues in getting that tailshaft in place, and the potential for leaks due to the length of the crack.... not good bro.    Speaking of leaks...that thing must have leaked like a MOFO when it happened.

[BMOTOXSTAR]

That tranny is toast ! 

[472 R/T SE]

True, anything can be fixed with enuf $$$.  But I'd be hesitant to ever get on it again worrying about it coming back apart.

After looking at that, I'm so glad I had another tranny built so I could save the #'s tranny along side the motor.

[Ghoste]

Find a warranty replacement transmission that has no numbers on it.

Are you advocating a fraudulent act?  What if you bought a car and paid big bucks for numbers matching only to find out too late you had been taken in this way?

[TUFCAT]

Are you advocating a fraudulent act? 

I did'nt take it that way...but I would definately keep the remnants of the old case, and find a different one. Warranty cases or cases with the #'s ground off, to me are non-numbers matching...However, these true "warranty cases" are another subject. If this was my investment, or if I was buying the car - I wouldn't be using the term "warranty trans" - unless I had the actual warranty repair order to back it up.

[Troy]

Find a warranty replacement transmission that has no numbers on it.

Are you advocating a fraudulent act?  What if you bought a car and paid big bucks for numbers matching only to find out too late you had been taken in this way?

No numbers would automatically signify that it was replaced. Most people it seems are more comfortable with a warranty block vs a block with the wrong numbers so I'd think the transmissions would be the same(?). I say this because if you're getting judged by someone who is inspecting the numbers then the warranty parts are "more correct". I didn't see where he advocated stamping numbers on the trans OR telling prospective buyers that it was an original replacement trans - which would obviously be fraudulent.

That trans looks pretty much wasted to me.

Troy

[Ghoste]

Unless new numbers get stamped in.  But it isn't an accusation, that's why the question mark was there (just so we're clear on that part).

[myrtle]

Well Im gonna try and get it fixed,.. I loose sleep at night fellas knowing how much $$ is sitting in my driveway, and knowing my baby is not complete.
Seriously, the GF and I got into an argurment earlier cause I told her I wasnt in the mood to make love to her after I read all the negative replies in regards to my tranny.

[TUFCAT]

Seriously, the GF and I got into an argurment earlier cause I told her I wasnt in the mood to make love to her after I read all the negative replies in regards to my tranny.

Sorry this is bothering you so much....I can step in and volunteer my services for you!!!   

[471_Magnum]

Little Jefferson: "Oh man! My brother's gonna sh*t... he's gonna kill us!"

Spicoli: "Make up your mind. Is he gonna sh*t, or is he gonna kill us?"

Little Jefferson: "First he's gonna sh*t, then he's gonna kill us."

Spicoli: "Relax. I can fix it. My old man is a television repair man. He's got the ultimate set of tools".

Little Jefferson: "You can't fix this car Spicoli"

Spicoli: "I can fix it."

[RD]

OUCH!  I have a warranty transmission if you are interested, not sure of the year though.  Numbers matching is okay, but its how you build it thats best in my eyes.

got any pics of the internals?

[Ghoste]

You still haven't told us what happened? 

[mikesbbody]

To be honest, I think that I just over revved it when I took it out for a lil run after I put int he 4.11's,...
My cousin that was behind me swears that I shifted into Rev while goin before it exploded (he swears he saw the rev lights come on)
But idunno,.. Im still but hurt about it.
How could I go about fixing it, lets say I wanted to. I didnt think you could weld the housings..

he talked about it here ghoste

[Khyron]

I would seriously question the safely of that trannie if It was welded. I don't think the difference matching numbers is worth the possibility of that thing blowing and seriously hurting the driver or someone that happens to behind the car when it blows out again. I feel for you loss. But I would question the judgement on fixing it.

[Charger_Fan]

Seriously, the GF and I got into an argurment earlier cause I told her I wasnt in the mood to make love to her after I read all the negative replies in regards to my tranny.

HHAAAHHAHAA!!!  

Sorry to laugh at your expense, but that's friggin' funny!

[Doright]

With all th BS over matching numbers is over I don't think too many guy's even look at the Tran's numbers! most are just concerned with the engine block.

These cars were Hot rods from the factory Most all were turned into street fighters and weekend warriors blowing engines and tyrany's left and right.

Personally I wouldn't even care about the Tran's Now if its the engine Block like in my case thats another story! Thats why I bought my car Because the engine was original I didn't even check the Tran's I didn't care about it. After all the Tran's I went threw as a Kid I know they are weak.

By the way your Trany can be saved check out this web sight,

http://www.castironrepair.com/

They do it all Cast Iron, Alum, They have a full service machine shop, Its who I am sending my Block too

[myrtle]

Thanks to all,..
Im also glad hat I can put a smile on some of your faces..

[CharlieCharger]

Seriously, the GF and I got into an argurment earlier cause I told her I wasnt in the mood to make love to her after I read all the negative replies in regards to my tranny.

HHAAAHHAHAA!!!  

Sorry to laugh at your expense, but that's friggin' funny!

That is priceless...usually its the woman making the excuses 

[Ghoste]

This is another reason why I think the auction hype on these cars is out of hand.  They should be driven and enjoyed (to me anyway), and here is someone so worried about the value of his investment going down he turned down an offer from the gf.  I'm not making light of your situation or your feelings on this myrtle, but the fact is the trans is toast and if you were only worried about the difference in value of numbers matching versus non-matching, you shouldn't have been driving it hard in the first place. 
Since you installed 4:10's and were out there banging on the car, I tend to think that you are more of a driver than a trailer queen collector so I'd go find the girlfriend, get all you can, then go fix the car and enjoy it too.

[TUFCAT]

At least the G/F is fixable...and you should be out banging on both 

[Anders]

Little Jefferson: "Oh man! My brother's gonna sh*t... he's gonna kill us!"

Spicoli: "Make up your mind. Is he gonna sh*t, or is he gonna kill us?"

Little Jefferson: "First he's gonna sh*t, then he's gonna kill us."

Spicoli: "Relax. I can fix it. My old man is a television repair man. He's got the ultimate set of tools".

Little Jefferson: "You can't fix this car Spicoli"

Spicoli: "I can fix it."

Jeff Spicoli, awesome movie What was that movie called..All I can remember is Spicoli.

[Ghoste]

Fast Times At Ridgemont High.  Gnarly. 

[myrtle]

Thanks to all,.. the lady will be here in about 30 mins,... Ill make up for lost time tonight

As far as the tranny goes,.. I have been refered to a couple of places that can possibly fix it. I will fwd them more detailed img's and keep the forum updated.

[Fitz73Chrgr]

Find a warranty replacement transmission that has no numbers on it.

Are you advocating a fraudulent act?  What if you bought a car and paid big bucks for numbers matching only to find out too late you had been taken in this way?

No, I didn't mean it to sound that way.  I've seen many cars that do not have the numbers matching engine or transmission, but instead have date correct un-stamped 'factory warranty replacement' pieces.  His transmission is not easily fixable, so I was suggesting the next best thing, certainly not anything fraudulent.

[Silver R/T]

When you got #s matching engine also then youre in trouble, just tranny case isn't going to hurt it much if any. Ive got #'s matching tranny also

[471_Magnum]

Fast Times At Ridgemont High.  Gnarly. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWFLHdu-Pb0