cheap or to good to be true?

[miggy24]

i found a mechanic who will do a trans swap from auto to stick for $650. what do you guys think?

[bigbird]

does that include ALL the parts? if not then thats a good deal but may be suspect. find out everything you can about that guy before comiting.

[bcp477]

If that price includes labor ONLY, then I would say that it is a good deal. Most shops charge upwards of $75.00 per hour for labor these days....so, at that rate, $650 works out to 8.75 hours....which is probably about right, depending.

If that price is somehow supposed to include any parts, as well as labor - then it is IMPOSSIBLE. A USED gearbox alone will cost much more than $650, in most cases. Perhaps one from a wrecked car could be gotten cheaper, but I would be very wary of such a thing. In any case, I can't see that all of the parts needed (gearbox included), would be much less than $1500....as an absolute minimum (and probably more like $2000, actually). So, your mechanic MUST only be talking about LABOR.

[miggy24]

that is with all parts included and he says he can get all the parts for dirt cheap prices like my trans for $195 and axles for $70 both and gear box for $155 he has a buddy that owns a wrecking yard.

[miggy24]

he is only charging me $280 for labor.

[bigbird]

i wouldnt trust it myself. unless he has done plenty of swaps and can do in in a few hours. hed be retarded to charge that little. 650 for the labor is a good deal. sounds fishy.

[miggy24]

i told him if i get the trans and some parts how much he said $450. does anyone know where to get the gear box for are cars?

[miggy24]

Gear Box & Pitmn Arm is this it i found it on pickyourparts.com is that what i need to get this job started its only like $40 bucks