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Old 05-21-2002, 09:30 AM
Mike Braddock Mike Braddock is offline
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Ed and Jim,

My apologies for not getting back to you sooner. Chappy was out of town until last night. I spoke with him about the Richmond and he still has it and is ready to let it go. So...here's the scoop on it:

It's the Street Five Speed version with the 26 spline 1-1/8" input and 32 spline output. He had a small input shaft toploader before this one and twisted the input shaft in two. (He said he'll throw that in as a bonus ). The part number is 71-5812. Here's Richmond's site where they have all the information on this tranny:

http://www.richmondgear.com/index.html

The ratios are as follows: 3.28 2.13 1.57 1.24 1.00 .

He has the following with it:
  • Hurst shifter (designed for this tranny) and linkage
  • Extra box of new syncros and bearings should it ever need rebuilding (he's a very thorough guy)
  • Lakewood 460 bellhousing and 1/4" custom intermediate plate
  • New Ford flywheel redrilled for diaphram clutch (vs stock long clutch)
  • High performance diaphram clutch with spring hub ($400+). He says this clutch holds the power with no problem (he had 600-650 hp), requires VERY little pedal effort, does not chatter and is totally streetable in its release manners.
  • All the clutch linkage (mechanical)
  • The tranny mount
  • The 32 spline output yoke
  • All the adapters required to run the speedo (it requires a GM speedo cable and adapters, all of which he bought new)
  • And probably all the hardware for the installation (he's going to check this)

Tranny was purchased in '89, had 2600 miles put on it in '95 or so and then it was pulled out when he rebuilt the whole car with a blown 460 and an automatic. He would like to sell everything as a package deal. If you are interested, email me and I'll send you his phone number. This tranny now sells for $1900 through Summit. Add up the prices and he's easily got over $3k in everything. The first 1k miles were spent breaking in the tranny and sorting the car.

The last thing I'll say about this is this. Ed, this man is very much like you. When he does something, he does it right. No shortcuts, no excuses. I know you would not be sorry if you buy it.

Mike

Last edited by Mike Braddock; 05-21-2002 at 09:21 PM..
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