Looking For A Period Correct 1970 Trans Am Automatic Transmission

[georgeta70]

My 1970 Trans Am is all matching numbers except for the transmission.

It was upgraded to a 4-speed Muncie in the early 90s, but I am looking for the correct automatic transmission.

Where do I start?

Need help.

Do the transmissions have the last six digits of the serial number on them?

Thanks.

 

[Munkyslut]

Turbo 400s have a partial VIN stamped on the pan rail on the driver's (or shifter) side.

Also, there’s a detailed stamped steel tag, and I’m sure you can order repros to your specs.

It’s not that hard to find an early 1970s TH400 with a BOP (Buick, Olds, Pontiac) bell housing bolt pattern to suit.

Don’t get too hung up over finding an exact match.

If your car still had a TH400 in it, even under warranty, it’s not guaranteed that it wasn’t changed.

 

[Munkyslut]

http://www.teufert.net/trans/t-400.htm

 

[georgeta70]

Hey, thanks.

Are these partial VINs similar to the engine serial numbers where the last 6 digits of VIN are on the right side of the front engine?

 

[georgeta70]

Where are you located?

 

[georgeta70]

Oh, you're in England.

 

[Munkyslut]

Hi, yeah, I'm in England.

Partial VIN generally means just that, only some information & not necessarily matching anything else either.

From memory, so don't shoot at me if I'm wrong.

The stamped tags usually start with two or sometimes three letters: B for Buick, O for Old, and P for Pontiac.

The following letter(s) indicatee the application, what siz, and& output engin., A is probably a base engine like a 2-barrell 40, and & a higher letter, like a, D; for example, E could mean an H.O.

Then there are two numbers—just model years after that—and a 4-digit unit build number that doesn't do anything.

The code is stamped into the case on the oil pan rail driver's side, the same as the number stamped onto the engine block.

 

[georgeta70]

Can anyone post some pictures of the numbers on a 1970 Trans Am?

Thanks.

 

[Munkyslut]

I'll see if I can find a case lying about the workshop; I'm pretty sure I got one somewhere.

It'll be stamped into the case number & hopefully, the steel tag.

 

[georgeta70]

I'll see if I can find a case lying about the workshop; I'm pretty sure I got one somewhere.

It'll be stamped into the case number & hopefully, the steel tag.

Thanks.

Very kind of you.

 

[Munkyslut]

Sorry, it was a Powerglide case.

I had a glance on the interweb & found loads of pix of serial # locations; there were steel tag pix too.

 

[Tjak70]

The correct automatic transmission for 1970 Trans Am is coded PQ.

Quite rare at this point in time.

I have a spare one (unsure of its mechanical condition) and may be willing to part with it. How much are you willing to spend?