Follow-up to previous newbie post!

[Locki]

First I'd like to thank everyone for all the excellent advice in the thread below - I'm really grateful.

The idea of buying a recon intrigues me - ie: getting a recon Chevy 350 and then upgrading it later.

I received the Real Steel catalogue (thanks whoevever recomended it!) and things are becoming clearer. For the manual gearbox it looks like I need a TREMEC TR3550 - these are available from Roadcraft and Real Steel - so I guess that's just a case of seeing who's cheaper?

For the engine, I've seen a thing called a Goodwrench in the Real Steel catalogue (and also a Chevy 350 at Roadcraft here: http://www.roadcraftuk.co.uk/engine_....htm#350_stand) - does anyone know if this is what I should buy? Are these new (and therefore potentially a problem for SVA emmisions) or is that a recon and they'll tell me what year/mileage when I order?

If not, is there anywhere I can order a recon engine from directly? At around £1600 it's far cheaper than I expected and the idea of reconing it myself (rather than upgrading later) is becoming less attractive (I assumed they would be £4k or something!).

Thanks in advance for any help you guys can give!

Paul.

[dave]

Hi Paul.
I have bought loads of engines and boxes from Real Steel over the years with no problems but Repower offer the best gearbox package.
They offer a box, bell housing, clutch fork,release bearing,box mount, slave cylinder and slave cylinder bracket an all nuts and bolts and the whole lot bolts together real easy........A lot easier that the Real Steel set up and it is much much easier to maintain.......You will not regret the Repower route when it comes to getting the clutch to work.
And the prices are about the same.
Repower:- 01903 522900.

[kdavies3]

Hear Hear to what Dave said, I went down the Real Steel route in my ignorance at that time, Sorting the clutch was a pain but I got there in the end.
I did end up with a very heavy clutch too. I'm thinking of fitting a servo on it.

cheers

Kev Davies