Some 20+ years ago I embarked on what I thought would be a trivial project: rebuild the 727 transmission that would replace the 904 in my Diplomat...LOL, after all, having built 3 engines already I felt like I "knew it all" (OK, OK, I was all of umm...16-17 yrs old then).

I purchased my kit from SMR (having met them at the Sparta Raceway just outside of London, ON, Canada). Well, shortly afterwards as I dug into the trans I learned that this was going to be a LOT harder than I thought...Pat must have returned no less than 5 separate calls from me, quickly provided me with a different set of seals (b/c I screwed up the original order) and answered my questions about all the things I was finding in the belly of that 727 beast!

Went back several times afterwards to get addtional parts. Good memories...