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Postby Huzer » Wed Jul 23, 2014 9:14

Damn, that sucks. It seems if you didn't have bad luck with your cars, you'd have no luck.
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Postby RX-7 Chris » Wed Jul 23, 2014 9:14

lol tim.

One thing to think about is I've had the truck almost 20 years and this is the first major thing I've had to do to it since I got it. That really isn't a bad track record.
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Postby Huzer » Wed Jul 23, 2014 9:14

Nope, that's not bad at all over that period.
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Postby Justin » Wed Jul 23, 2014 9:14

What trans is it, and are you thinking upgrade?

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Postby RX-7 Chris » Thu Jul 24, 2014 9:14

Justin wrote:What trans is it, and are you thinking upgrade?


It's a C6 so I'm not planning on upgrading. It will be getting a rebuild and the tranny shop said it would have a little firmer shift than before.
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[size=100]RIP 1983 RX-7[/SIZE]

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Postby Justin » Thu Jul 24, 2014 9:14

That's a great trans. I'm wondering if there is something unusual about yours, the C6 is a really common transmission. They were used in about every Ford truck and lots of cars from the late 60's until the mid 80's. Either way, good call on a rebuild.

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Postby RX-7 Chris » Fri Jul 25, 2014 9:14

It is basically the same C6 that came on every FE motor but the tail housing is unique to a motor home and it used a flange instead of a slip yoke.
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1964 Ford Galaxie 500XL flat black w/ white interior, 2 dr fastback, 390 thunderbird, C6 auto, 2500 rpm high stall converter, shift kit, AC, Holley 750 cfm

[size=100]RIP 1983 RX-7[/SIZE]

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Postby Justin » Sat Jul 26, 2014 9:14

Nice! That's a much better setup.

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Postby RX-7 Chris » Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:14

I worked on the truck some over the weekend. I did a ton of cleaning under the truck. I scraped enough grease off the underside to fill a 5 gallon bucket 2 times over. I also started to work on the exhaust manifolds. I have one pulled and have the second half way off. I'm going to be working on the truck tonight.

The tranny rebuild will ready today so the truck should be back together today.
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1964 Ford Galaxie 500XL flat black w/ white interior, 2 dr fastback, 390 thunderbird, C6 auto, 2500 rpm high stall converter, shift kit, AC, Holley 750 cfm

[size=100]RIP 1983 RX-7[/SIZE]

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Postby Huzer » Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:14

RX-7 Chris wrote:I worked on the truck some over the weekend. I did a ton of cleaning under the truck. I scraped enough grease off the underside to fill a 5 gallon bucket 2 times over. I also started to work on the exhaust manifolds. I have one pulled and have the second half way off. I'm going to be working on the truck tonight.

The tranny rebuild will ready today so the truck should be back together today.


That's a relatively quick turnaround on the tranny. That's great.

I started cleaning underneath the Miata a bit this weekend, but then decided I wanted to drive it. Ha. Ultimately, I figured I'd be pulling the engine this winter and will wait until then to do a deep clean.
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Postby RX-7 Chris » Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:14

I believe they had two transmissions ahead of mine. They are adding extra clutches so it should have a little firmer shift.
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1964 Ford Galaxie 500XL flat black w/ white interior, 2 dr fastback, 390 thunderbird, C6 auto, 2500 rpm high stall converter, shift kit, AC, Holley 750 cfm

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Postby RX-7 Chris » Wed Jul 30, 2014 9:14

I was at the shop until midnight last night. I was really hard getting up this morning, lol.

The tranny is installed, the pinion seal is replaced, the driveshaft is installed. We replaced the gaskets and donuts on the exhaust manifolds. The drivers side manifold was a nightmare, 3 bolts were stuck and required heat. When I left, all that was left to do was replace the oil in the rear end, oil change, install the starter, and fill up the transmission.

Truck will still need:
-oil pan gasket installed
-intake and valve cover gaskets installed
-oil filter mount gasket installed
-power steering lines replaced
-front brakes finished up
-heater core replaced
-rear end outer bearings and seals
-clean and paint the motor

I have all the parts, I just need the time to do it.
1984 RX-7 GSL-SE [size=84]My restomod project[/SIZE]


1964 Ford Galaxie 500XL flat black w/ white interior, 2 dr fastback, 390 thunderbird, C6 auto, 2500 rpm high stall converter, shift kit, AC, Holley 750 cfm

[size=100]RIP 1983 RX-7[/SIZE]

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Postby FDEEZ » Wed Jul 30, 2014 9:14

RX-7 Chris wrote:I was really hard getting up this morning, lol.


Don't worry...that's normal, LMFAO!

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Postby RX-7 Chris » Thu Jul 31, 2014 9:14

I drove the truck this morning to work. The transmission is working great. I need to put it back on the lift tomorrow to tighten the exhaust flanges and replace the rear end oil.
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1964 Ford Galaxie 500XL flat black w/ white interior, 2 dr fastback, 390 thunderbird, C6 auto, 2500 rpm high stall converter, shift kit, AC, Holley 750 cfm

[size=100]RIP 1983 RX-7[/SIZE]

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Postby Huzer » Thu Jul 31, 2014 9:14

Awesome! Glad the tranny is fixed.
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