Mark's 1977 C3 Corvette: New Transmission & WIndow Fix
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- Опубліковано 31 бер 2019
- Long time friend Mark brought me his beautiful 1977 Corvette to get the transmission swapped out, and to also get his driver's side window working. Enjoy!
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Thanks Ben for fixing my baby! The work and the price you gave me was awesome! The loose window was fixed by installing weatherstripping ...Im 65 yrs old and my days doing these jobs are over. Glad Ben Friend is my Friend!
thanks for your service, Marine!
My last trans I went down to Harbor freight and picked up a trans jack and OH boy did that help. That said. my car lift is in a box in front of the shop as we speak. I am doing a body off on a one owner 68 roadster like the one Dad and I rebuilt in 74. When you pulled out of your driveway and step on your friends car I remembered my 1st time. The sound and the power looking over the fenders and the hood made this 17 year old a believer forever. Plus the roadster has a feeling of freedom only William Wallace could understand. Keep up the good work as long as you can and when they pull your cold dead hands off your ratchet you will have died a happy man!
Ben, this is EXACTLY the kind of video us C3 nuts love. Taking an original and talking through fault finding and rectification to keep it original is what you are so good at. Keep it up man!
It's amazing how many mechanics don't take the time needed to diagnose the issue correctly and just jumps straight to replacing parts with new parts and not even checking if it actually fixed the issue or not. Anyway, great job as always Ben, and thank you for the upload...always a pleasure and extremely satisfying to watch your videos.
YEAH THEY THROW PARTS AND $$$$$$$$$$$ at the job and it costs you in the end for the shoddy work
Pandemic made so much easier by watching your videos, thank you Ben : )
I just turned 19 and working hopefully I could find a good Corvette near me so I could admire it and fix it up with my pops
Its great to see someone at work who doesn't bypass issues that needs attention along the way. Great job..
Enjoyed the videos. Thank you for posting
I love watching your videos. Thank you for posting them!
Thanks, Marine, for you service!
Keep up the great work 👍🏻👌🏼👊🏻
good work simple reasoning saves the guy bucks on motor...................T>C>B= TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS.........................
Mark, Great to see you working on a 1977 Corvette. I have window issues so looking forward to your next video. All the Best...
Ben, You know your stuff! And always a thorough job. Can't wait till you can get back to the Olds.
another awesome video, quick story I had my wife's 79 Torque Convertor stored in my dry storage for a couple years, had my racing buddy build her transmission and I brought her good clean torque convertor with me.I got the transmission back and he stated to me I don't know anything about this torque Convertor and I thought no problem I will use it again it was new in 2002 if I remember correct. Long story short it seems it got moved on it's side at one point and it slightly rubbed when we started driving the Vette. IT filled every part of the transmission with a slight metal fillings and needless to say we had to completely rebuild it again and ad a new torque convertor, lesson learned ,go through torque convertor as well, just a tip from experience. Love your show... and get a outside 4 poster for those quick jobs...
With the beanie hat you are almost TheCorvetteIvan (Pine Hollow). Always great to be able to watch and learn something, even though I will likely only be a Corvette owner vicariously through others. Unless the right C4 comes around...
Ben I did not know you were a fellow jarhead, Semper Fi 👍
@@dukeman7595 did pendleton and Lejeune fun times 50+ years ago 👍
Beautiful car.
You are the master when it comes 2 Corvettes! Sometime ago you asked your viewers what they wanted to see as I restoration. Here's an idea when was the last time you saw a 1972 Buick Riviera or a Oldsmobile Toronado. You just do not see ladies boat tail cars anywhere.
great to see a new one from you..kinda missed you...hope the new baby and mommy are doing good...tip if you want..take a yoke off one of your old shafts and use that in the trans to keep fluid from blasting out of the tail shaft..some use a plastic bag and a tie strap...i did once and tore the bag open...Fail!!!! any way your doing a great job...thanks for posting...Jim from snohio...
Another nice informative video. C3's are easy to work on, not expensive , and look good too..... E in FLA.
Thank you sir I’m a 77 year old retired veteran. Brought my 1980 vette to AAmco real bad leak well 800.00 dollars plus tax all new seals and oil. I love the car.love your channel God Bless Al
Being 63y.o. now,I wouldn't be able to lay on the ground or garage floor to unhook anything :-( Would definitely need a lift. My neighbor has a lift that can be moved about if needed,don't know the name of it though. Anyway..another great and informative vid Ben..love your channel!
I bought a transmission jack it's easier Harbor Freight has them that's a whole Jack it's a jack adapter for years figured Jack you know what I mean and you have to have a long half inch three or four of those bellhousing bolts what a pain in the butt
Congratulations on 30k subscribers
MORE VIDS PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and buy some more cars for your HOARDE SUPPLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love your videos Ben. Keep em coming. I have a 78 I’m restoring. Can you do a video on how to change ball joints in upper and lower a arms. They have rivets in them. Don’t know how to tackle that.
Yay more corvette Ben
Thanks Ben for another great video I've love them all! I might be able to suggest some advice from an electronics prospective. If A device is measuring a positive to both sides it means one of two things. A it's a short to ground Not good it's stuffed. Open circuit to ground? You did this on your 77 return from the grave. Check it's earth!!. But the earth failure could be in the alternator or generator on older cars you but it's worth checking.
Sorry I didn't see all the video
The 'simple' things we forget like the ground needed to complete the circuit. And the pvc hose. ????? Reminds me though that I needed to change mine. Thanks for sharing.
I just did this but I used a lionel train transformer for a power supply, you could Also use a Marx toy train transformer wich you can find for about 5 bucks,also thankyou for showing me that I didn't need to take out the regulator to get the motor out.lol
Ben is Awesome.
I had a window shake too on my door window. I had to replace one of the roller wheels on my window rail as it had failed. Getting that scissor our of the door is not fun. Re transmission; I got rid of my step up. Too many issues leaking. Just put silicone and bolted it shut. I just drop it in 2nd if I wanna pass. Another tip on my end is a oil "catch can" between the pcv and the intake. It traps quite a bit of oil that would have been burned in the top end. I probably take out a cup of oil every 3000 miles. And Yes I would pay someone to do that job. My days of dropping transmissions is over :)
Thank you
Quick jack bl 5000 lift works great for me for all my cars even my truck
Put an aftermarket dipstick in mine. Too many leaks originating from that oring system. Also eliminated the step up cable. Just step up manually. Eliminated all leaks. Driver window shakes more due to one of the rollers (upper left) that has broken. It is a bit of a pain to get those window scissors inside and out....A bit pricey at 50 bucks for new rollers though.
Mustie1 has a nice lift on his channel, he's used it mostly for motor bikes etc but recently he used it for a 65 Carmen Ghia and it worked just fine.
Wobbly windows on a GM hard top car is common. Every G body Olds I’ve owned was like that too.
Yep, they all wobble to a point, it's just reducing the wobble that makes the difference
How to reduce the wobble??
TheCorvetteBen yup been there done that. Sometimes it’s as simple as a tightening or readjust other times it means spending money to rebuild the whole window regulator assembly.
Another great teaching video! I have a lift in my shop, you'll find that you won't " Age" as fast physically,
When you are not working in cramped quarters on your back! P.S. I noticed your hat,you a Marine? If so Semper Fi brother.
GREAT..
I will take the trans swap out of the 77 if you do my servo swap on my 2005 yukon with the 4l60e. LOL even though it was short, it was worth the watch...thanks!!
Nicely done Ben. So clearly shown and described, I feel that I could at least assist the main mechanic doing the job.
Ben, love your videos! Thanks for the great work, was just wondering what city you're in, been working on my 77 for over 10 years and may finally need an expert eye. Thanks! Semper Fidelis, David.
Ben, have you ever heard of the Quicklift that they advertise. It might work well for your garage to give you that extra lift you need.
Oops, I hoped to get your tips for tightening up that loose window. My 1984 Olds has the same problem
The ends of the weatherstrip were gone so I replaced with good used
Not a complaint, but left wiper needs to be repositioned above right wiper. Enjoy your C3 videos. I am getting schooled on these cars.
They make plastic plugs that slide over a trans output shaft that will stop leaking... Well worth a few dollars.
did the floppy window get fixed? was wondering what had to happen to get it to work...mine has the same problem. good looking '77, white with red is a good combo
Ended up being the top ends of the door weatherstrip we're plain gone
Ben I have a 1981 I’m looking for a transmission and can’t get a answer to what size out put shaft I need for a turbo 350? I’ve seen 4/6/9 in shafts.
IF UR STILL LOOKING FOR A LIFT CHECK OUT VICE GRIPS GARAGE CHANNEL N IN HIS PLAY LIST HE HAS AN EPISODE ON WHEN HE GETS ONE N ITS PERFECT FOR WHAT U NEED
Got a question for you. How much would you expect a driver quality 1974 454 Convertible Corvette to cost. That's kinda been my dream car for awhile, and I'm wanting to know a good starting price to start saving up for. Thanks
$15-$20k
I could see two obvious crunch points on that white parts car but is the frame good?
Frame was bent, that is why it became a parts car. Transmission was still good.
The moter may work, but how can you tell if it's petering out?
how did you fix the wiggly window ? and adjust a crank up window
I believe the l82 Vettes came with a 400, was the replacement a 350?
82- 700R4, 77-81 thm-350, 76, and older, thm400, I think.
Anyone know how long it takes to drop and install a transmission. Front seal leaking. Thanks Al
On the ground? For me it was two and a half hours out and the same in. With a lift it's easier
Are the side mirrors period correct
Hey Ben, not sure how else to message you but I need a cruise control vacuum servo for my '77. Would you happen to have one that you could part with?
Email me at benjamin.friend56@yahoo.com
What's happening with your old cars?
i would say buy the lift first and then do transmission swap ,then tell the wife
like the videos
I'd buy the lift, SWAP the WIFE, and send a transmission to other chiks who are gearheads that I'm AVAILABLE:))
Chinese parts are meh. But a great ground does wonders. The other mechanic was out to lunch.
I got a 1969 Stingray, the tach does not work can you explain it works in conjunction with the engine?
Thanks great videos!
Another 69 junkie here. From what I know it works off of vacuum. Possible leak or bad hose
The tach runs off a cable driven by a gear on the side of the distributor. Likely a stripped gear in the distributor, which is common and easily replaced.
Why didn't you talk about the most important stuff like cooler clean and rear main seal checking torque converter for wear and spacing and to make sure it's the sports car converter and not the station wagon converter unless you like it to shift like a grandma car
Because I pulled it out of a 1978 corvette myself.