Lost reverse?

I broke a band in my transmission a bunch of years ago and lost reverse, so I'd start with that.
By the way, I thought an automatic rebuild was over my head as well. You're a body man and can rebuild an engine. I recommend you rebuild it and you'll learn a new skill and save a bunch of money. Buy the book by Karl Munroe (pretty sure...I know it's Munroe...amazon.com has it for about $20...read the book, then shop TCR, A&A...shop around and get a good rebuild kit, then if you want better performance / longevity, buy a Transgo shift kit (TC-2? something like that) and install using upgraded clutches and steels. Depending on whether you're towing with it or not, I'm sure a stock rebuild will do fine. You can rebuild it with upgrades for around $300. I rebuilt my first one using this book, upgraded parts (Alto clutches and Kolene steels), using the specs in this book (which included using a snapring from a GM application to set clutch clearances) and hung it behind my 493 RB stroker that puts 528hp to the rear wheels. I've been racing it and street driving it for three years and it shifts great and has no issues at all. You will be glad you did. You might have to get creative to compress the little coil springs to get a snap ring out, and you'll probably have to buy a pair of funky needle-nosed, internal snap ring pliers, but then you'll have them for later. Good luck, let me know if you man-up and pull it off! :burnout: