What would be considered a good price on a completely rebuilt 69' th400 (springs, valves, shift kits, etc.) including a new torque converter with it?
I have a line one but it would cost about $550 total to have it shipped to me.
Does that sound like a decent price (for bolt up and go), or should I keep looking? I already have a th350, but its going to need a full rebuild and Im debating simply getting the th400 to bolt up to the 69 400 Ill be rebuilding this year.
So was my logic correct that since Im swapping out the 350-2v for the 400-4v, and I need to rebuild the th350 anyway, I might as well jump on this freshly rebuilt 69 th400? I already have a 400 drive shaft from a prior deal, so all Id be missing is the crossmember and kickdown.
Anyone else?... $550 for a freshbly rebuilt '69, PX coded th400 a good deal?
I had my TH400 rebuilt locally several years ago for about $350-$400 as I recall. Included a new torque converter, dyro test, and 12,000 mile warrantee. A TH 350 will cost about the same to rebuild. The question is what are you looking to accomplish? The TH400 is a stronger trani but it also uses more power to run it. Why not just have your 350 rebuilt?
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You'd spend that much on the rebuild if not more. Shippings got to be at least 100 bucks so the tranny price seems pretty good as long as you know what your getting.
What Im trying to do is recreate the '69 Firebird 400 vert. It originally came with the 350/350, but the original is long gone. I have a '69 350/350 in it now, but Ive picked up a correct 69 400 to install in it. I suspect the current th350 has never been rebuilt, so I started questioning whether it was better to simply buy the rebuilt 69 th400 to match to the 400 and be done with it. Im also wondering if the value (if I ever resold it), would be more with the th400 vs the th350. This car wont ever be raced, simply recreational cruising and the occasional acceleration peel out..heh..
As for what Im getting, anytime buying used, yeah, its a crap shoot. Its not from a dealer or shop, (from a private party), so Im not sure he's give any type of warranty on it.
If that 400 you're getting isn't rebuilt, then just rebuild the 350. If you're just building a cruiser that will be more than enough for you. Plus it is lighter than the 400.
I'd check with a local trani shop to get a quote on rebuilding your TH350 just to compare. I've got a TH400 in mine, behind a 350, only because it came with the car. It originally had a 2-speed.
-=>Lee<=- Due to budget constraints the "light at the end of the tunnel" has been turned off!
I thought all 1st gen 400's came with a th400? Cost me about $550 in parts-n-labor to have mine custom rebuilt to withstand 700 hp(when the time comes). HD drum and sprag, Rebestes plates set up to a T, trans-go kit, etc. Know a trany guy that does'm on the side. The 400 cost's less to make stronger vs a 350. They do absorb alttle more hp, but are nearly indistructable compared to an expensive 350 build. The 350 does have better gearing vs the 400.
I think he was referring to the weight of the th350 vs the th400.
Maybe the bigger question is... does switching from the th350 to a th400 increase the possible future resale vehicle of the car?
My main thought was to match th400 to the 400-4v, which I would assume would have a higher resale value, IF, I ever decided to sell it. Plus, since Im likely going to have to rebuild the th350 anyway, wouldnt it make more sense to simply rebuilt a th400 instead.
And yep.. Ill have to get a different crossmember. I already had the th400 driveshaft from a different sale, so the last piece after the th400 would be the crossmember.
Is there any difference between the 67, 68, and 69 PX th400? Although Id like to find a matching 69 th400 to bolt up to the 69 400, is there any difference with the 67 or 68 versions? If the only difference is the tag number on the casing, it opens up the possibility of finding something local and cheaper.