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Old 04-17-2009, 06:51 AM   #1
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T56 advice

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?

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Old 04-17-2009, 09:56 AM   #2
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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.
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Old 04-17-2009, 11:05 AM   #3
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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...
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Old 04-17-2009, 03:10 PM   #4
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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.
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Old 04-17-2009, 03:18 PM   #5
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What's he asking? What's included?
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Old 04-17-2009, 03:30 PM   #6
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rebuilt trans, pro 5.0 shifter, spec 3 clutch (not sure if its used or not), pressure plate, flywheel, and bellhousing. asking $1000
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Old 04-17-2009, 03:40 PM   #7
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If the clutch is new, that might be a gamble I would take.
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Old 04-18-2009, 09:42 AM   #8
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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.
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Old 04-18-2009, 01:08 PM   #9
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Thanks for the advice guys, I'm still waiting for a response from him, I just sent him another e-mail.
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Old 05-10-2009, 01:32 PM   #10
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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...
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Old 05-10-2009, 04:23 PM   #11
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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.
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Old 05-10-2009, 04:25 PM   #12
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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
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Old 05-10-2009, 04:29 PM   #13
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Yea I've been looking there, a lot of good stuff but they're all over the country, nothing local.
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