Swap in a JY trans. Try to get one with a 90 day warranty in case it too takes a dump.
Swap in a JY trans. Try to get one with a 90 day warranty in case it too takes a dump.
Did you check the fluid?
AngryCorvair wrote: Did you check the fluid?
I did, but I was thinking I should take it to a general mechanic before I start having the transmission pulled. It could be something else I'm over looking.
The thing is finding a good mechanic in Raleigh NC.
In reply to ProDarwin:
I'll keep that in mind 
option E?
why can't you store it without registration at home?
Typically if it's not visible from the road then they can't mark it illegal (i.e. if you have to come onto the property to see that it's not registered). Can't you just back it in up against a garage/fence/etc. so the fact there's no plate on it is obscured?
I've always bought myself a few weeks just backing the latest donor/swap/flip car into the driveway so the lack of plate wasn't exposed to the street.
That doesn't solve your overall problem, but it might buy you some time. I'm with everyone else who says find any JY trans that will bolt up and get after it on a weekend. That's the fun of small block swapped trucks like this. It's legos for adults.
Tag it, then
Then spend 4 hours swapping in another CL/Junkyard TH400, make sure get the proper length, the most advanced tools you need are some long extensions, a swivel, and a floor jack.
Find a trans shop that will work on it.
They will have it towed to them.
BrokenYugo wrote: Then spend 4 hours swapping in another CL/Junkyard TH400, make sure get the proper length, the most advanced tools you need are some long extensions, a swivel, and a floor jack.
That is true, another turbo 400 would be the cheapest way to get it running again and have my kicks. As I think I'll need more parts to re-hook up a 700 R4.
Figure out the title then give me details ($, condition, year)
Coldsnap wrote:SVreX wrote: So, the core problem is that you don't like going to the DMV? Transfer the title properly to your name, then sell it to whoever you want to.Right, it's more like im a cheap ass and don't want to pay sales tax and spend good money after bad money. But yes, I see your point :)Vigo wrote: But if you were prepared to pay for a rebuild at full retail, then maybe the shop it's already at would be willing to work on it. Either way, i think the $65 tow bill isn't the problem. It sounds like the real problem is not being able to afford a transmission rebuild.Yea, two mechanics said they were too busy to take it on. I can afford a transmission rebuild, but I'm a little worried that once I put the transmission into it we will find out that the motor isn't stout or somehting happened to that. . (It actually has a tubro 400, should have a 700R4)
I've bought and sold many vehicles with 'open' titles. No big deal. I don't blame you for not wanting to pay the taxes etc if you don't have too.
In reply to Cotton:
I've done it too.
Doesn't make it right.
In reply to Cotton:
If his name is already filled out on the back though, some state DMVs will not let that title be registered to anyone else. Wisconsin is like that. Heck, here they just instituted an online system where you notify the state when you sell a vehicle and then they will follow up with its new owner to make sure they pay all the taxes due. 
Also, don't get caught skating open titles like I did when I was 20. Not only do you end up paying the taxes anyway, but you also get to pay some exorbitant interest in addition to a penalty...
Put me firmly in the "just register the damn thing" camp. OP wanted an old project car and got exactly what he wanted, welcome to the joy of having an old project car as your only vehicle! This is why I make payments on a cheap Honda as my daily 
In reply to pointofdeparture:
I've never had an issue in TN, so I'm not changing my actions because you had to pay a fine when you were 20. Sounds like if the OP sold it to someone like me he'd be golden, but that would vary based on location and person obviously.
I'm in Raleigh. I'm short on time these days, but I've heard mostly good things about these guys: http://www.builttolasttransmissions.com/
In reply to Cotton:
I wish you could have experienced the E36 M3show i went through trying to get my current car titled in my name because the previous owner had the same line of thinking as you. And i live in a state with less intense dmv laws than your own and it still took 3 months and way too many phone calls to previous owners (back to 1989) and government offices.
Dont be a douface, sign your title.
chiodos wrote: In reply to Cotton: I wish you could have experienced the E36 M3show i went through trying to get my current car titled in my name because the previous owner had the same line of thinking as you. And i live in a state with less intense dmv laws than your own and it still took 3 months and way too many phone calls to previous owners (back to 1989) and government offices. Dont be a douface, sign your title.
First, I would have asked you if you had an issue with it when I sold you the car.
Second, if you did have an issue I would have taken the paperwork back, put it in my name, then got it back to you.
With as many cars as I own, and have bought and sold, I can promise I have had worse experiences than you. Your example, and what you 'wish me to experience', wouldn't even compare. However, they had nothing to do with signing a title.
In reply to Cotton:
No sense in arguing with you, continue skirting around the law if thats what you want to do.
In reply to chiodos:
No problem. Sometimes I speed too.
Cotton wrote:Coldsnap wrote:I've bought and sold many vehicles with 'open' titles. No big deal. I don't blame you for not wanting to pay the taxes etc if you don't have too.SVreX wrote: So, the core problem is that you don't like going to the DMV? Transfer the title properly to your name, then sell it to whoever you want to.Right, it's more like im a cheap ass and don't want to pay sales tax and spend good money after bad money. But yes, I see your point :)Vigo wrote: But if you were prepared to pay for a rebuild at full retail, then maybe the shop it's already at would be willing to work on it. Either way, i think the $65 tow bill isn't the problem. It sounds like the real problem is not being able to afford a transmission rebuild.Yea, two mechanics said they were too busy to take it on. I can afford a transmission rebuild, but I'm a little worried that once I put the transmission into it we will find out that the motor isn't stout or somehting happened to that. . (It actually has a tubro 400, should have a 700R4)
Don't HAVE to pay tax or don't WANT to?
A $20 will make a good AAA driver tow anything, and since I'm a good tipper anyway.....
In reply to Cotton:
The OP is from NC. The penalty for title skipping in NC is up to $1000 and 1 year in jail. Can be assessed against BOTH the seller and the buyer.
I don't know what the penalty is in TN, and don't really care. But just because you have not been caught does not make it good advice for Coldsnap.
mazdeuce wrote: Am I the only one who has good luck smiling, being nice, and asking questions at the DMV? They want you to do things correctly because it makes their lives easier so they always tell me the simplest legal way to do things.
Quoted for correctness.
ProDarwin wrote:spitfirebill wrote:This. An NC title needs to be Notarized when sold.Coldsnap wrote:SC doesn't require a notary any more. Hard to believe.chrispy wrote: In NC it is technically illegal to have an open title - i.e. on that is properly signed and notarized "on the back" but not submitted to the DMV. The reason for this is to prevent theft. You can get the title transferred without getting a tag. You'll just pay the title transfer fee, without the tag and taxes.Ok darn.. notarized part.. it didn't get notarized when they signed the back. I think both parties will have to be there to get it notarized? Looks like I got another trip to SC unless another way around this.
When sold, or when bought?
I ask because I'm about to buy a car in NC and ship it to CA...
(Apologies for the thread-jacking...)
Yeah, it cost me the better part of $1200 back when I got caught in 2009. Got a letter from the WI Dept. of Revenue with two VIN's listed on it and a big bill, which they noted they'd be happy to garnish my wages to cover if I didn't feel like paying up. Needless to say I paid the tax man as quick as I could. Now unless it's getting raided for parts and sent to the scrapper, I cough up the fees for a title. I'm sure paying the occasional tax here and there earns you brownie points with the shadow government, too.
Cordus: In NC, when any vehicle is bought/Sold, a notary is required. Any transfer of ownership on an NC title should involve both parties showing up in front of a notary, showing ID and signing the title over in their presence.
There is verbiage on the title (I forget what it says) that lack of a notary stamp, any corrections, erasures, etc. render the title null and void. They are serious about it, too. Because of a mistake on a title, I've had to work with a seller to have them get a duplicate title from the DMV to buy a trailer before.
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