Hey John - Why don't you take it directly to Fatsco ? They are on Rt. 46 in Pine Brook, NJ, if my memory serves me correctly. They specialize in the older stuff. I think they still do rebuilds as well as sell the parts. Ron >--- Original Message --- >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Date: 8/16/01 6:41:34 AM > >The trans on my '57 Fury went sprung a leak two weeks ago on the way the NCPC >show in Scranton, PA. I got it back to my resto shop, where they removed the >trans and sent it out to there transmission guy along with a trans kit that >cost $340. The guy came back with an estimate of $1500. I was kind of >shocked that the trans would cost over $2000 with the labor of pulling it and >putting it back into the car. Has anyone had the experience of replacing a >trans? If so, what has been the cost, on the average? I have a feeling that >I'm getting hosed (and it's not a trans hose they're using). Please let me >know what you guys think. They gave me a parts list that they are replacing. > It still seems that it's overpriced. Thanks in advance. > >John Paxos > > |