With a little help from my friend
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Originally Posted by
BamaNomad
I'm with you Buster! :) After rolling the trans off my floor jack, and sliding the trans from under the car, Dick and I lifted it onto an old 'Honeys' creeper and rolled it out to the back of my truck, then we lifted it once more into the back of the truck. I did carry the 'full' converter out to my truck without much difficulty.. :)
If I'd had more height in my shop I'd have installed a 2-post lift with 'overhead' connections, but one needs 12' or higher ceilings for that, so I had to opt for the cable cover on the floor between the posts, and that would have been a pain removing the transmission.
Richard and I got it done and my body pain from the 50 or so ups, downs, and unders had greatly alleviated by the next day! :)
Both you guys are an inspiration . I remember with my 57 Hardtop with the original two speed power guild , there were different bolts between it and the ones the 57 turbo guild used . Also they added a vent to the tail in 1958 which prevents the car from dumping all the fluid out after sitting . Your modern turbo 350 trans . must go pretty good , and not rob any power like the old power guilds . Some one added a vent to my 57 power guild and it didn't leak for the short year or so the car was together .