Frank, I haven't been able to keep up with this thread lol Could you give a quick summary on what your plans are??

 

nevermind i just ordered through rock auto i found the coupon code and it came out to be $56, thanks Jason and Rockauto haha
now lets hope they get here before they're ready to go on, im sure they will though, i have alot of work to do still :p

here's where im at....

got the engine bay some what cleaned
and look at the mess i made on our driveway lol




got the trans off the old motor, going to clean it up, replace the solenoids and paint it up haha What i dont get though is that i was able to turn the crank with a breaker bar when i was getting the bolts off of the TQ and flywheel why wouldnt the car crank when i would try and start it? could it be the starter that went bad too? im going to have to go get it tested before it goes on the motor lol

 

lol im just replacing my old motor with an L26 3800 from an 05 Grand Prix

 

Radio Flyer!!!!!!!

 

haha my handy dandy tool wagon

 

They work good for that, I have two one for part's & one for Grand son..

 

Just replaced the two Shift Solenoids, EPC Solenoid, TCC Solenoid and the Manifold Pressure Switch While unplugging one of the shift solenoids i broke off the plug clip going to use a zip tie so it wont unplug itself lol
now i have to go buy both trans gaskets and some paint to freshen it up haha
have to clean it first, hopefully this cures my hard shifting

also found all the torque specs on Triple edge website, really good info on there

 

they really helped when i lowered my monte! haha i just had to pull all my tools in it when i would be done with one of the struts

 

Man I really wish I could replace my solenoids. I have the same hard shifting problem, but to fix it is so expensive.

 

not if you do it yourself
i think its possible if you lower your cradle a few inches then you can get the front cover of the trans off, the solenoids are really easy to remove, theyre just held in place by small metal clips that slide out
of course your going to need new pan and side cover gaskets, new fluid and filter, you shouldn't spend more than $200 if your replacing the 5 that i did i spend $90 on the solenoids, they're bosch and ac delco brands