Aluminum OD 833 ... is there still intrest

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=Max Wedge=

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Hello All,

I have an aluminum OD trans that I'm looking to sell, is there still an interest in these transmissions? This one came out of and A-Body and is stamped 5/76


1976 Aluminum OD Trans 10.jpg
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Thanks in advance,
 
There is a market for those. $500 is a average price. Your's may fetch more because it's cleaned up nice. List it in a sale ad for $750 and see what happens. You can always come down if needed. Are they worth $1000 like you may see on E bay? Nope. Not unless they have been rebuilt any you have invoices to prove it.
 
Just an FYI, asking here shows prospective buyers that you don't know what it's worth. You may find someone that swoops in and takes advantage of your lack of knowledge. I am not a fan of WIW threads for that exact reason.
 
It's a great upgrade for anyone with a 3-speed manual, and especially with a small engine, cuz it allows you to run something like 3.73/3.91 rear gear, and still have a nice hiway gear.
and
>The case itself is a nice upgrade to a regular 4-speed. All I do is get a machine shop to bore out the front floating-pin hole and press in a steel bushing, then ream it to fit my shaft for a light pressfit.. This also gets me a bigger front bearing.
>IIRC the alloy tail carries a bigger bearing too,
>all-in-all, nice upgrades, and worth around 50 pounds.
 
AJ/FormS said:
It's a great upgrade for anyone with a 3-speed manual, and especially with a small engine, cuz it allows you to run something like 3.73/3.91 rear gear, and still have a nice hiway gear.
and
>The case itself is a nice upgrade to a regular 4-speed. All I do is get a machine shop to bore out the front floating-pin hole and press in a steel bushing, then ream it to fit my shaft for a light pressfit.. This also gets me a bigger front bearing.
>IIRC the alloy tail carries a bigger bearing too,
>all-in-all, nice upgrades, and worth around 50 pounds.
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100% agree with this^^^^ Once you bush the counter shaft bore, they are purdy dang strong.
 
=Max Wedge= said:
Hello All,

I have an aluminum OD trans that I'm looking to sell, is there still an interest in these transmissions? This one came out of and A-Body and is stamped 5/76
Thanks in advance,
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How many splines on the output shaft, or casting number on the tail housing? One of your mounting bosses is broken(right side bottom). Gears should be good, not a fan of the aluminum main housing myself.
 
66fs said:
How many splines on the output shaft, or casting number on the tail housing? One of your mounting bosses is broken(right side bottom). Gears should be good, not a fan of the aluminum main housing myself.
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It is? Maybe we're looking at two different transmissions. I can see all four mounting holes.
 

66fs said:
How many splines on the output shaft, or casting number on the tail housing? One of your mounting bosses is broken(right side bottom). Gears should be good, not a fan of the aluminum main housing myself.
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I think they're in good shape, maybe I missed it. Tail housing numbers attached.

1976 Aluminum OD Trans 1.jpg


1976 Aluminum OD Trans 5.jpg
 
Gas is at $5/gallon all across the country?

Cruising season is here?

You bet your biscuit butter it's a good time to sell that.
 
IIRC, the 'space' between 1st and 2nd is quite long. If it's run behind a big block, it might not make much difference.
 
Might not make a huge difference in value unless someone is doing a restoration but is there a way to tell if it came out of a 1976-only Feather Duster or Dart Lite? (Late production date for the 1976 model year.)
 
Be aware that some of these had porous housings; fluid leaked through the housing and onto the garage floor/driveway. Probably not many of those left; Chrysler replaced the ones that wouldn't quit pissing after a change to thicker lube, but if you carefully check for it (put a thin liquid like Liquid Wrench in and leave it sit on a dry piece of cardboard for a couple days) and find it's not porous, you can advertise it as verified.

Example from the June 1989 issue of Slant-6 News:

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Locomotion said:
Might not make a huge difference in value unless someone is doing a restoration but is there a way to tell if it came out of a 1976-only Feather Duster or Dart Lite? (Late production date for the 1976 model year.)
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Great question, Im not too sure how to tell.
 
Nice discussion but does anyone have a selling price for the OP?
 
toolmanmike said:
Nice discussion but does anyone have a selling price for the OP?
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I think your price of around $500 is about right. The only slightly negative thing is the small 26 spline output main shaft and tail housing. On the plus side, it should have the good gears, an aluminum tail housing, good side cover assy, and appears to be in reasonably good condition.
 
toolmanmike said:
Nice discussion but does anyone have a selling price for the OP?
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I agree with 66fs. 500-600 as is, about 1100 if rebuilt.

I know lots of folks focus on the 1/2 gear split, but I have one in my truck behind a moderate slant and don't find it a nuisance at all.
 
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