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Re: Gear vendors,? Does anyone have first hand experience?
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11/20/11 05:32 PM
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If you pick up a unit that was on a GM or Ford you can buy just the adapter for Mopar separately... The earlier electronics had issues & yeah you'll need to clearance the tunnel but overall they are pretty good units... The one I installed was in a motorhome so totally different deal...
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Re: Gear vendors,? Does anyone have first hand experience?
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11/20/11 05:55 PM
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If you pick up a unit that was on a GM or Ford you can buy just the adapter for Mopar separately... The earlier electronics had issues & yeah you'll need to clearance the tunnel but overall they are pretty good units... The one I installed was in a motorhome so totally different deal...
There are some ford units for sale in my area for around a grand, I can use one of those? That would make this far more affordable. If I can use a non Mopar one with an adapter then I will get a unit for sure!!!
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Re: Gear vendors,? Does anyone have first hand experience?
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11/20/11 06:12 PM
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I just went looking & couldn't find a list for the adapter/replacement housing but I know a few guys that have gotten them in the past... I would suggest calling or emailing Gear Vendors before parting with any cash on a used unit... Also as I mentioned earlier the early electronics had issues so keep that in mind when negotiating..
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Re: Gear vendors,? Does anyone have first hand experience?
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11/20/11 10:11 PM
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I would call gearvendors about the correct adapter before you buy the used unit.
I have heard that GV wants something like $600 or $700 bucks for the mopar adapter with your old ford/chevy one as a trade in.
Can anyone confirm this ?
EDIT: Straight from the GearVendors website, in responce to customer asking about swapping his unit from one model trans to another.
"In most cases it is in the 700 dollar neighborhood to switch these components to the new application you need"
Last edited by MileHighDart; 11/20/11 10:18 PM.
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Re: Gear vendors,? Does anyone have first hand experience?
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11/20/11 11:03 PM
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even spending $700 for the adapter on top of that $700 GV unit its a steal for $1400
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Re: Gear vendors,? Does anyone have first hand experience?
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11/20/11 11:29 PM
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Can't be used with a ball/trunion 727 with a rear pump. Otherwise i'd have one in the wagon. But i like my pushbuttons!
526 cubes of angry wedge, pushbutton shifted, 9 passenger killer!
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Re: Gear vendors,? Does anyone have first hand experience?
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11/21/11 08:52 AM
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I put about 30.000mi on my GV without any problems at all. Sold the MeanMachine last month in favour for a 64 Belvedere with 440 / 727 PB trans and 4.10 gears. Unfortunately no GV for this car  due to the rear pump, otherwise I would go this route again. Here is the write up of the installation in the 73 Sat. http://www.moparts.org/Tech/Archive/auto/37.htmlAs far as I know, GV changed the case sightly since then, which should give you more clearance in the tunnel area.
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Re: Gear vendors,? Does anyone have first hand experience?
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11/21/11 10:03 AM
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I put about 30.000mi on my GV without any problems at all. Sold the MeanMachine last month in favour for a 64 Belvedere with 440 / 727 PB trans and 4.10 gears. Unfortunately no GV for this car due to the rear pump, otherwise I would go this route again.
Here is the write up of the installation in the 73 Sat.
http://www.moparts.org/Tech/Archive/auto/37.html
As far as I know, GV changed the case sightly since then, which should give you more clearance in the tunnel area.
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Re: Gear vendors,? Does anyone have first hand experience?
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11/21/11 02:35 PM
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I installed one 4 years ago in my Charger myself. It was easy and I hate working on transmissions. Couple of dimples with an air hammer for the driveshaft hump and it was installed in about 12 hours. Helps if you have a friend with a post-lift or have one yourself. Luckily I managed. my 3.55s with a 28" tire took me down to 2600rpm doing 80mph. I drove it across country from California to Atlanta in three days and I didn't have one problem...Still don't.
Looking back...even though I love it...I wish I went with a manual gearbox if I was gonna spend the coin. I bought mine about 2200 through a deal on this site when it came around. Would have preferred the 5 speed but I can't go changing it now.
As already mentioned, split-shifting the gears is a PITA. I could never sync it correctly. Syncing from L to H in one gear is fine....changing from H of one gear to L of the next is the problem. I typically just toss it into Auto on the switch and leave it be. Some people put a dash switch to turn it on and off, I just installed the footswitch that came with the unit.
Family owned 1969 Charger R/T DualQuad 440/727/GVO/3.55s
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Re: Gear vendors,? Does anyone have first hand experience?
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11/21/11 03:26 PM
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I put one n my 69 bee two years ago. Love it. The only body mod needed was putting a couple 3/16 inch dimples in the drive tunnel for two bolts to clear. You should be able to buy the MOPAR tail shaft adapter from GV. Ask for the shorty adapter. Their tech guys are easy to work with.
The shorty adapter? The normal Mopar trannies take the 18.5 adapter, the shorty is normally for truck trannies..
Opps my bad. I forgot that you also need the short truck out put shaft for the shorty tail adapter to work.
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