Most likely me. 😊 My husband and I went to the Dulles Landing Cars and Coffee, then we went for a drive into DC.

 

So this is a shot in the dark.... does anybody local have a short shifter for the FD transmission for sale?

I'm shipping the tranny I picked up from Ian off to Liberty for a rebuild/upgrade on Saturday. Paul, their rx7 guy, said that if I include my shifter he could make sure it's all smooth and happy. The hitch is that my FD itself (and my shifter) are at the shop in California

I leave for SC on Tuesday and won't be back until Thanksgiving.

 

I MAY have a standard shifter and base if that will work.

 

If you do that would be awesome! I need to get this tranny in the mail before the post office closes on Saturday so I'd be by in the am for it. I'll also talk with the shop today and see if they can just pull the shifter from my car and mail it separately to Liberty, that might actually be the best way to go about it.

 

I'll check tonight.

 

I believe i have a b&m style short shifter. Let me know if that'll work

 

Same here, I have a Gotham racing B&M style i have for sale you can use, but as noted they may be different from what you are using so i would have the shop mail your actual unit out on your behalf to make sure that thing shifts well.

 

Thanks for the response guys!!!

I just heard back from the shop and they're happy to pull the shifter and mail it off to Liberty, so I'll be good to go

 

So it turns out that the Post Office gets a bit intimidated when you walk in there with a tranny on a homemade half pallet.

Who'da thunk it?

I had to find a freight terminal to get my spare tranny (thank you for that Ian!!) shipped off to Liberty. Hopefully this one is more robust than stock!!

 

Where is the freight terminal and what was the cost? Any pics of how you shipped it?

 

I initially called Estes and they quoted me like $500, but they recommended I reach out to freight quote (dot com) at 1-800- 323-5441.

It cost me like $155 to ship from Manassas (YRC Freight, right near the old DMV where 234 and 28 meet) and it's supposed to arrive at Liberty Gears on Thursday.

I just made a little half-pallet cradle and strapped it in with ratchet straps. I drilled two holes for the rear bolt/mounts to fall into place in. I figured that would ensure it won't slide around while also providing a placement guide.

I just threw it together with some 2x4's left over from a project I started but never finished.

 

@fendamonky dang it man. I shipped one in boxes and foam board for like $80 or $90 To CA through fed ex a fee years ago. It was a bit lighter being a N/A (R series?) trans but it was pretty easy.

I used a 4x8 sheet of aluminum faced 2” foam board and packed it in two moving boxes.

 

Damn, really? I'm guessing I overshot the weight estimate if I overpaid that much. I didn't weigh it and I just guessed 200lbs as a safe "not heavier than" amount for the tranny and wood. Hopefully it will cost less to send onward to California once it's been rebuild, I assume they'll have a more accurate weight.

 

Yeah, that thing is under 100 for sure!

 

Yeah, I def overcharged myself than. Lessons to be learned :/

 

Surprised they don't check it to make sure the dimms and weight are what you say they are! And if less you get that rate, should be an estimate!

 

Yeah, they may have adjusted it. I just haven't checked yet.

 

Roll call, who is planning on going to the Dominion thing on Sunday the 27th?

1) ArmitageGVR4 (Matt)

 

Roll call

1) ArmitageGVR4 (Matt)
2) LilDorito (Anthony)

 

1) ArmitageGVR4 (Matt)
2) LilDorito (Anthony)
3) He's on Toroids (Rocky)

 

1) ArmitageGVR4 (Matt)
2) LilDorito (Anthony)
3) He's on Toroids (Rocky)
4) LaraS (Lara)

 

Saw a red FD with 13B-REW in Gainsville/Haymarket area today. Didn't recognize who it is. Anybody on here?

 

1) ArmitageGVR4 (Matt)
2) LilDorito (Anthony)
3) He's on Toroids (Rocky)
4) LaraS (Lara)
5) Molotovman (Ian)

I can meet around exit 152 on I95 or near the PWC landfill complex if y’all will be taking Joplin Rd.

 

Anyone available to come by and take a look at an FD I just picked up? I'm totally new to this platform and need some advice/an assessment on a rough car.

 

Where are you located? I work on these things part time! :P