T56 advice

[Teds89IROC]

I'm looking at a T56 this guy is selling, it's rebuilt with new synchros, bearings, bronze pads, and carbon fiber blocker rings. What has me concerned is that he did it himself about a year ago and it has been sitting in his garage. I asked him if it has been sitting with trans fluid in it, if it grabs each gear and spins freely in each gear, I'm still waiting for a response. Is there anything else I should ask about specifically or anything I should check if I go pick this up?

Thanks

[WildBillyT]

Ted-

I'd be wary. Is the guy a trans tech or mechanic? Does he have reciepts for the parts? If the answer is no to both I'd pass. You have no way of knowing what you are buying.

[Mike]

from what i have read, you can do the t56 by yourself, but you need some kind of jig to keep everything properly set up.

ted if i were you i would pm bangingbob or josh and get a couple questions from them that the guy would only be able to answer if he did it right...

[Teds89IROC]

Thanks for the advice guys, I'm gonna send out some PM's. The only reason I'm so interested is because it's a good price for everything he is including so I'm trying to weigh out what everything is worth if his rebuild ends up needing to be redone.

[Featherburner]

What's he asking? What's included?

[Teds89IROC]

rebuilt trans, pro 5.0 shifter, spec 3 clutch (not sure if its used or not), pressure plate, flywheel, and bellhousing. asking $1000

[Featherburner]

If the clutch is new, that might be a gamble I would take.

[BonzoHansen]

rebuilt trans, pro 5.0 shifter, spec 3 clutch (not sure if its used or not), pressure plate, flywheel, and bellhousing. asking $1000

hydraulics? If so I'd gamble too. all the extra parts could add up to where the T56 is really at core pricing.

[Teds89IROC]

Thanks for the advice guys, I'm still waiting for a response from him, I just sent him another e-mail.

[PolarBear]

Is that for an LS or LT style transmission? IF it is LS then $1000 with all that is a pretty good price. I looked for a long time to get one that people didnt want $1500+ with a used clutch setup that you wouldnt re-use anyway...

[Teds89IROC]

it's for LT but the guy seemed to have dropped off the face of the earth. I found another one in NY that I"ll be looking at this week.

[PolarBear]

1000 seems high unless the clutch is new. You look on camaroz28.com? When I was looking they seemed to be falling out of trees

[Teds89IROC]

Yea I've been looking there, a lot of good stuff but they're all over the country, nothing local.