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Offline tactransman

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Re: visited the tranny shop for the followup....
« Reply #225 on: November 04, 2009 - 02:08:16 PM »
At least it is home!  :2thumbs:
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Re: visited the tranny shop for the followup....
« Reply #226 on: November 04, 2009 - 03:39:53 PM »
Can't wait for you to get home and give us all the good news!
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Re: visited the tranny shop for the followup....
« Reply #227 on: November 04, 2009 - 04:04:21 PM »
Should be fine or the shop would not have let it go. Weather should be OK too, your south of me and without those great lakes--that dump snow mid Nov.

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Re: visited the tranny shop for the followup....
« Reply #228 on: November 04, 2009 - 05:30:49 PM »
At least it is home!  :2thumbs:
AMEN TO THAT!

I was able to sleep last night knowing she was at least home.

Funny how attached we get to our rides.  I have been a mess lately over this whole deal.....the whole summer was mired in issues around the transmission.....you all have been so much help....you guys and my buddy Howard.....man, he has heard more of my whining than anyone....always there to lend an ear.....I have been promsng Howard that he gets to drive the car for all the whining he has endured, and things have kept coming up to prevent that (mostly trans related stuff)......hopefully before the snow flies....

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Re: visited the tranny shop for the followup....
« Reply #229 on: November 04, 2009 - 07:13:47 PM »
I can't wait til you get to drive it!!!!  :burnout: Keep us posted!
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Re: visited the tranny shop for the followup....
« Reply #230 on: November 04, 2009 - 09:50:57 PM »
 :popcorn:
Maybe cut the trip short. You're keeping the whole site in suspense! I stopped watching TV since this thread started. We're waiting on the happy ending!
 :popcorn: :popcorn:
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Re: visited the tranny shop for the followup....
« Reply #231 on: November 04, 2009 - 10:40:14 PM »
you guys and my buddy Howard.....man, he has heard more of my whining than anyone....always there to lend an ear.....I have been promsng Howard that he gets to drive the car for all the whining he has endured,

I think you should tell Howard that you are away and he can drive your car the entire time that you're gone.   :bigsmile: 
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Re: visited the tranny shop for the followup....
« Reply #232 on: November 05, 2009 - 05:50:02 PM »
:popcorn:
Maybe cut the trip short. You're keeping the whole site in suspense! I stopped watching TV since this thread started. We're waiting on the happy ending!
 :popcorn: :popcorn:

LOL  I wish I could....I am in NY for work and not leaving til noon tomorrow....

.....and of course, my luck....the Yankees won and now there will be a huge parade...I have to cross the parade route to get out of town....just when it is getting underay!!!

Hoping to luck out, but I may be stuck in NY even longer than planned....   :banghead: :banghead:

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Re: visited the tranny shop for the followup....
« Reply #233 on: November 05, 2009 - 05:50:38 PM »
I think you should tell Howard that you are away and he can drive your car the entire time that you're gone.   :bigsmile:

LOL  I want a chance to try the tranny BEFORE it gets flogged!   :burnout:

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Re: visited the tranny shop for the followup....
« Reply #234 on: November 05, 2009 - 06:02:03 PM »
I hope that for your sake it works like a charm this time.  Good things come to those who wait.   :bigsmile:
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Re: visited the tranny shop for the followup....
« Reply #235 on: November 05, 2009 - 10:42:04 PM »
You be careful with it...I mean with not driving it for so long and being away now with a newer rental car.

I sound like an "old man" cause I recall once over 20 years ago when I first put headers and glass packs header mufflers on my ride (1970 Olds) Sounded so cool I was leaded footing it everywhere and the next day I wiped out around a curve and totaled it out... 

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Re: visited the tranny shop for the followup....
« Reply #236 on: November 07, 2009 - 11:58:50 AM »
 :cooldancing:

Well just got back from about 50 miles of driving/playing.

The tranny shifts very nice and even now....now harsh clunking or banging into gear, dowwnshifts are just right and it has nice manners now.

The shifts are firm but not harsh.  I was at first surprised that it didnt lurch into gear etc....maybe thinking it should be firmer with the shift kit.  But I thinks its pretty good, far as I can tell.

I tried a number of times to make it double-bump and so far so good.   Will try and get more drive time in and see for sure......I think if it was going to do it, it would have already.....but its only 55/60 out and I think it was heat related in part....but keeping my fingers crossed.

But man, its so much nicer to drive around town now!


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Re: visited the tranny shop for the followup....
« Reply #237 on: November 07, 2009 - 12:30:16 PM »
 :2thumbs:   :burnout:    enjoy!    :woo:
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Re: visited the tranny shop for the followup....
« Reply #238 on: November 07, 2009 - 12:36:40 PM »
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Re: visited the tranny shop for the followup....
« Reply #239 on: November 07, 2009 - 01:35:16 PM »

    :clapping:   :clapping:   :clapping:  :woo:

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