Welcome back! Lotsa Texicans on FYI, you should be good to go.  You could hook up with us on the virtual bash coming up in a couple of days.

4R70W's are readily worked on in just about any trans shop. Take yer choice
Do you already have a core?? if not, Source from 99-04 V6 Mustang. If you get the tranny grab all of the cable shifter mechanism, too

Tubo

A fellow MS board member (Gaba) just rebuilt his tranny(his first attempt!) and now is doing a 347. Lives right there in TEXAS........prolly close to you.
I know we have a member or two in/near Grapevine.
Welcome back......see ya on the virtual Bash.
6sally6

71DFWStang

Yep like 6sally6 said.. I am building my 347 stroker right now, and last year built myself an AOD with 4R70W internals.

I have to say, if you have the time and interest, build it yourself , slow and steady and it will be rewarding.

If not, i recommend Mike's Economy Tranmissions in Mckinney  with full confidence. I live in Mckinney and these guys are great on prices, and amazing with their work. Nthing but good reviews from people who aren't looking for couches, and TV's and free drinks in waiting rooms HAHA.. but actual work!

As far as a machine shop for building or machining your block.. if you are looking for one.. I researched to death the cheap, the expensive.. Overwhelmingly , the recommendation was Wayne Calvert's machine shop in denton. I used his services, and they were AMAZING!! Wayne's son is the one who deals with people, and does some of the work, and wayne himself, a bit cranky :D but an amazing machinist does all the critical stuff. I called them almost every other day with questions, before I had given them any work and after, and never were theu too frustrated or too busy to answer anything .

If you plan to do your trans yourself (which is easier than it is made out to be with the right tools), I would love to help with anything I learned on my build.

I PM'ed you my phone number .. more than welcome to call or text!

 

Last edited by Gaba (4/23/2020 9:21 AM)

@6Sally6 Thanks.

@GABA  Thanks very much for the info and the kind offer.  While I do intend to build the motor, I hadn't even considered rebuilding the transmission myself. I'll have to think about that one.  I did put eyes back on the one I've had sitting out back for 6-7 years and see I wasn't careful enough in buying it. Didn't turn it over to check year yet, but I see it is for a 3 hole starter.

Thanks again for the offer of your knowledge and time. I don't take that lightly.

Pulling cam, pistons and crank out of the engine tonight. Found an unexpected rough edged hole in the lifter valley going back towards the distributor shaft so that gives me some concern about the block, but I planned to have it inspected before deciding whether to use it again or not.