i am not looking to get flamed here by saying this... opinions are just like belly buttons(everybody has one!)... the only th350 i have left here belongs to the 455 buick motor it was attached to and came out of an '86 regal i acquired years ago. albeit it was a really fun car to lay waste to tires with, it needed so much body work, suspension mods, little pieces everywhere... keeping track of all this stuff was a nightmare!
to me, sounds like he is already wanting the v8/overdrive package. when YOU look at a th350 sitting on the carport floor of a stranger's place, how much trust/faith do you have in it if you can't take it for a spin. if you're looking for an overdrive already... do you need more paperweights laying around? i'm looking to unload everything here regarding "spare" parts. i want my regal to be ready to go at the drop of a hat. my old shortbox pickup... same thing! i'm closer to 50 than 40. when travelling around, i drive for an hr or so at 80km/h for an hour, then 124km/h for the next hour and a bit... bomb around through Vancouver for 2 hrs or more on that hwy(85-100 depending on the time of day of course) then back up to 124km/hr for the next three hours. sea-level to 5000' elevation changes also. "total package" comes to mind here doesn't it? my situation isn't the same as others'. my old monte was fantastic with 2.41's, 229 c.i. and th350 28mpg cruising. it could muster a burnout if the road was wet, but that was it! what you do with your car decides what pieces you put in it.
my cousin has a two wheeler, likes the original transmission/box it came with, but disliked having to strap a jerry can to it. swapped out the sprockets for his own version of a poor man's overdrive, and rewards himself with an extra 50mi of cruise range. sleeping beside his bike in the middle of the night because the 1/2 way point fuel station was out of fuel, then losing a pint or two of his own fluids(due to mosquitoes) wasn't the best way to go cruising... i know it's different, but isn't it still the same?
to me, sounds like he is already wanting the v8/overdrive package. when YOU look at a th350 sitting on the carport floor of a stranger's place, how much trust/faith do you have in it if you can't take it for a spin. if you're looking for an overdrive already... do you need more paperweights laying around? i'm looking to unload everything here regarding "spare" parts. i want my regal to be ready to go at the drop of a hat. my old shortbox pickup... same thing! i'm closer to 50 than 40. when travelling around, i drive for an hr or so at 80km/h for an hour, then 124km/h for the next hour and a bit... bomb around through Vancouver for 2 hrs or more on that hwy(85-100 depending on the time of day of course) then back up to 124km/hr for the next three hours. sea-level to 5000' elevation changes also. "total package" comes to mind here doesn't it? my situation isn't the same as others'. my old monte was fantastic with 2.41's, 229 c.i. and th350 28mpg cruising. it could muster a burnout if the road was wet, but that was it! what you do with your car decides what pieces you put in it.
my cousin has a two wheeler, likes the original transmission/box it came with, but disliked having to strap a jerry can to it. swapped out the sprockets for his own version of a poor man's overdrive, and rewards himself with an extra 50mi of cruise range. sleeping beside his bike in the middle of the night because the 1/2 way point fuel station was out of fuel, then losing a pint or two of his own fluids(due to mosquitoes) wasn't the best way to go cruising... i know it's different, but isn't it still the same?
