68 gtx

[Superfreak]

Since you're selling it you won't get to enjoy it much. Nice job on the car.

 

[hunt2elk]

The car turned out great Jay. Did I see it is for sale on moparts?

 

[wannadrag]

Since you're selling it you won't get to enjoy it much. Nice job on the car.

Everything i own is always for sale for the right price.Always thinking about the next project.I like driving them but the thrill for me is the build and the elusive parts chasing.

 

[69 GTX]

Looking good. I'm working on a 69 X right now. Same color & top! I can't wait to lay some rubber and annoy the neighbors.:icon_super:

 

[wannadrag]

Another day of cruising it around and another big grin,think i'll be hangin on to it for a while.

 

[detmatt1]

That's great to hear, I don't think I could let that one go looking like it does.

 

[Basket case]

totally agree. beautiful car!

 

[TheSwede]

This car turned out really nice!

 

[wannadrag]

Thanks guys,everytime i walk in the shop i cant just walk by i usually stop for a look.The color is sorta strange like it totally changes outside for the good.

Any of you guys ever had the convertor drain back problem?If it sits more then a week without running it drains back and leaks out some.I did some google checks and it seems fairly common with a 727 but i never did find a answer as to what causes it.

 

[northerndave]

I dont have that problem.

Mine has a white ball on a stick poking out of the floor. I just pry recklessly on that stick lever while randomly stomping away at the 2 peddles that seem to influence the engine noise and rear tire smoke.

:headbang:

 

[Budnicks]

Couple money shots outside under its own power

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looks freaken' great, I love the 68's, you've done a great job, two thumbs up...

 

[wannadrag]

looks freaken' great, I love the 68's, you've done a great job, two thumbs up...

Shows you that a guy doesnt need to spend what some of those blowhards over on moparts tell you it costs for paint.

 

[68GTX440]

Jay,
This is normal to an extent. Chrysler made the tranny to not pump fluid to the torque converter in park. Sometime around 72 they made a kit to replace the shift valve and slight modification to the valve body to make fluid go to the front pump and the converter. You may also have a worn out pump bushing. Another alternative would be to start the car in neutral, this way it will start filling the converter as soon as you turn it over . Or you can put the tranny in neutral during warm up. Then you won't have I am out of transmission fluid feel when you put it in gear.

Thanks guys,everytime i walk in the shop i cant just walk by i usually stop for a look.The color is sorta strange like it totally changes outside for the good.

Any of you guys ever had the convertor drain back problem?If it sits more then a week without running it drains back and leaks out some.I did some google checks and it seems fairly common with a 727 but i never did find a answer as to what causes it.

 

[Budnicks]

Jay,
This is normal to an extent. Chrysler made the tranny to not pump fluid to the torque converter in park. Sometime around 72 they made a kit to replace the shift valve and slight modification to the valve body to make fluid go to the front pump and the converter. You may also have a worn out pump bushing. Another alternative would be to start the car in neutral, this way it will start filling the converter as soon as you turn it over . Or you can put the tranny in neutral during warm up. Then you won't have I am out of transmission fluid feel when you put it in gear.

yeah I just put it in neutral after I fire it up, after about 30 or seconds, so the front pump is turning faster & gets the converter & all passages/lines full of fluid allot faster, it's very common, if they sit for a while between starts, mine only sits about a week at a time & still does it... pretty common stuff...

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that's why they say to check the fluid levels in neutral & not park so the converter & passages are all at running levels....

 

[tallhair]

Jay,
This is normal to an extent. Chrysler made the tranny to not pump fluid to the torque converter in park. Sometime around 72 they made a kit to replace the shift valve and slight modification to the valve body to make fluid go to the front pump and the converter. You may also have a worn out pump bushing. Another alternative would be to start the car in neutral, this way it will start filling the converter as soon as you turn it over . Or you can put the tranny in neutral during warm up. Then you won't have I am out of transmission fluid feel when you put it in gear.

Do you / anyone know why they designed it that way? Curious

 

[68GTX440]

It was a design flaw. It was figured out around 1962-ish when the police department would let the car idle for a period of time and then when they went to take off oops transmission was no longer usable. It would blow out the transmission front pump. It took a couple of years for them to figure this out and when they did they came up with the mod to change the shift valve and do a slight mod to the valve body. We are still looking for the paperwork that Chrysler issued and sent to my dad. when we find this I will post it.. He has over 80 years of stuff to look through.