Re: {FORGED?} Re: I6 Humpster plan (700R4 vs AW4)

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: "Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>
" 
" A: Another thought is to get a '94 or newer Grand Cherokee 4.0L transmission 
" (the one that is not AW4) and swap in the '88 to '93 Mopar overdrive trans 
" valvebody (hydraulic rather than computer controlled). I haven't done this 
" yet, but have been told it's doable by people that did it Mopar to Mopar. 
" Getting a custom speedo cable made with ends that match the trans and speedo 
" head shouldn't be hard. There was an AC Delco shop up in Abbotsford, BC 
" (Canada) that made them up for me when I couldn't find anything stock to 
" work.

you're thinking of the gc's 42re; the all-hydraulic version is an a500.
it's a 4sp version of the a998/999, and the case is reputed to be
fragile in the o/d area.  this probably only matters in 4wd versions,
with the weight of the t/c hanging off it.
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