Posted By: rebel
identify this converter - 09/13/13 08:42 PM
i've been looking for a 10" 4-4500 converter & have had this unit offered to me. it's been in storage for a while & the brand is not known. it has 10430 & F9 stamped on it. can anybody here identify this or better still does someone have a converter like what i'm wanting for sale?
Posted By: jp15
Re: identify this converter - 09/13/13 09:04 PM
what are they asking for it????
just kidding. looks like a OOOLD motor home converter
Posted By: slippery440
Re: identify this converter - 09/13/13 09:12 PM
Looks to me like a 9" converter. Way to small to be a reg car or truck. Right now not worth much.
Posted By: rebel
Re: identify this converter - 09/13/13 09:36 PM
it measures 10" across the donut & is reportedly a 4000 stall. haven't talked price yet, it was just offered to me as is. i sure wouldn't want to pay too much if i even did buy it.
Posted By: Triple Threat
Re: identify this converter - 09/13/13 09:41 PM
In my opinion, it appears to be in real rough shape and I wouldn't run it without first cutting it open and checking it. I know you're on the other side of the world, so not sure if there is someone local there who can do that for you.
I've seen much better looking converters turn out to be junk.
Posted By: rebel
Re: identify this converter - 09/13/13 10:02 PM
yes i'd definately cut it open before using but i need to know if it's a goody or not. the owner lives by the sea which is why the outter casing is so rusty but it did have a cap over the snout to keep the crap out.
What are they using to hold the shop door open now? hurry up and put it back.
Posted By: Duner
Re: identify this converter - 09/13/13 11:42 PM
I don't think I'd even gamble the money to have it cut open...
Then again - anybody that will cut it open for you will probably know what it's characteristics are by looking inside.
But then again, I'm kinda stingy with my labor when it comes to R&R on transmissions. Even the fluid is too pricy for me to gamble with. LOL
Good luck!
i think thats a "boat anchor" brand......
if thats not it than its surely a "big door,,stop"
lol
Posted By: RobX4406
Re: identify this converter - 09/14/13 05:31 AM
sounds like a B&M part number
Posted By: Duner
Re: identify this converter - 09/14/13 07:28 PM
Well, if a guy spent half a day on it with a wire wheel and a glass beader - it would almost look like a "normal" old converter that somebody had laying around for 20 years... that I still wouldn't bother with. LOL
Posted By: rustbuckett68
Re: identify this converter - 09/14/13 08:44 PM
From an '82 Summit catalog, B & M "'67 and later A-727 Torqueflite 9" race".
Posted By: Duner
Re: identify this converter - 09/14/13 09:22 PM
OK, so it was 30 years....
Posted By: ultimatelenny
Re: identify this converter - 09/16/13 01:43 AM
That is an old B&M converter build from a 9" Cortina core. These were also known as the 069J and 089J converters. 30 plus years ago they were the choice of most converter companies and a must have in the earlier Hemi and Wedge cars.
Posted By: rebel
Re: identify this converter - 09/16/13 05:32 AM
so Lenny, do you think the insides are of a resonable quality that it's worth doing a cut & reco of it? my research has found it was running in a 9 sec altered back in the early 80's until it was wrecked. it was used for 2 years only so it had limited use. i'm just wanting it for a 10 sec streetcar that will see more friday night racing than street time.
Posted By: ultimatelenny
Re: identify this converter - 09/16/13 12:47 PM
Hopefully the inside doesn't resemble the outside, lol. I have seen many of these and if the core is in decent shape on the inside , there are a lot of upgrades that can make it a viable piece for you
Posted By: StandOnIt
Re: identify this converter - 09/21/13 06:00 PM
How cool, an old "J" converter. We used to run them in the stockers and super stockers as they were nearly bullet proof. When you look down the snout, is it clean inside (no rust or anything on the metal parts)? Have you poured any old fluid out to see what it looks like? If its a steet car, what the hay.. But be aware, the J converters are alot of verter to run on the street. We have never run one other than down the 1/4 mile. I have heard they build heat quickly and not the good choice for a "driver".
or your next post will be 727 blue of my legs 