Hey good morning everybody. My name is Jared and I’m a brand new member leaving my very first post here on the forum. I’ve been reading past threads for the last two days and am already looking forward to everyone’s input.
I am currently deployed overseas, and planning to be back in the next 1-2 months. I’ve puchased a ‘67 Buick GS, site unseen from a great guy up in New Jersey. I’ve been looking for the right GS for about three years, and have finally brought one home (Kind of. It’s set to be delivered to my place next Saturday).
The reason for this post:
This was an original 400ci // 4 speed car. Over the years someone has dropped in a 455ci // TH400 combo. My first order of business is to swap out that auto, and get a gearbox back in this ol’ girl. I’ve settled on a Muncie with Gearvendors OD unit. Now I want to make sure I get the right Muncie for the job. And try to save some money where feasible. I talked to Jeff at Midwest Muncie, who I liked very much and he will sell me everything for the conversion, brand new, for $4700. $2400 of that will be the M22z. The rest is conversion parts. I also talked to River city Muncie who gave me a very similar quote on the gearbox. I liked both guys and thought they both seemed extremely knowledgeable.
Still thought, if I buy everything brand new, this conversion comes out to about $8k after the tranny, gearvendors, conversion parts, and driveshaft. I can swing it, but would really rather cut that number down if able.
The car still has a clutch pedal installed and has a 10 bolt with 3.36’s. I intend to keep the 455ci for awhile, and add a gearvendors behind the Muncie.
-Anyone have thoughts on how the M22z will behave in this car?
-Will I wish I’d gone with a different Muncie, or different gear set?
-I’ve not done this job before; Can anyone give me a complete list of the conversion parts that I’ll need so that I can shop around and see if there’s a cheaper way to piece this together?
This is my first classic Buick and I’m looking forward to everyone’s thoughts and inputs.
Thanks in advance guys,
-Jared
I am currently deployed overseas, and planning to be back in the next 1-2 months. I’ve puchased a ‘67 Buick GS, site unseen from a great guy up in New Jersey. I’ve been looking for the right GS for about three years, and have finally brought one home (Kind of. It’s set to be delivered to my place next Saturday).
The reason for this post:
This was an original 400ci // 4 speed car. Over the years someone has dropped in a 455ci // TH400 combo. My first order of business is to swap out that auto, and get a gearbox back in this ol’ girl. I’ve settled on a Muncie with Gearvendors OD unit. Now I want to make sure I get the right Muncie for the job. And try to save some money where feasible. I talked to Jeff at Midwest Muncie, who I liked very much and he will sell me everything for the conversion, brand new, for $4700. $2400 of that will be the M22z. The rest is conversion parts. I also talked to River city Muncie who gave me a very similar quote on the gearbox. I liked both guys and thought they both seemed extremely knowledgeable.
Still thought, if I buy everything brand new, this conversion comes out to about $8k after the tranny, gearvendors, conversion parts, and driveshaft. I can swing it, but would really rather cut that number down if able.
The car still has a clutch pedal installed and has a 10 bolt with 3.36’s. I intend to keep the 455ci for awhile, and add a gearvendors behind the Muncie.
-Anyone have thoughts on how the M22z will behave in this car?
-Will I wish I’d gone with a different Muncie, or different gear set?
-I’ve not done this job before; Can anyone give me a complete list of the conversion parts that I’ll need so that I can shop around and see if there’s a cheaper way to piece this together?
This is my first classic Buick and I’m looking forward to everyone’s thoughts and inputs.
Thanks in advance guys,
-Jared