It Time To Introduce Mrs. Carla 2.0


Fresh Out The Paint Booth















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wow! looks good, not a fan of the big rims, but that's okay!

 

Woah its blue nice are the door jams that color too?

 

Door Jams Were Spray Back To Black...

 

Biggest Chevy Problem Yet... GM 4T65E Transmission...

After Completing This Car, Well Mechanical Wise... I Found A Slight Problem
In My Shifting From 1 to 2 to 3 Wouldn't Engage Properly ... OBD II Code PO742
Pop Up 2 Days Later, OBD II Code P0742 Torque Converter Clutch Circuit Stuck
On. I Went To Google and Did Some Research, Came Back To A Well Known Circuit
Problem With Early (4T60E) & Late Models (4T65E & 4T65E-HD) GM Transmission...
A Repair Of That Nature Is Estimated At About $550.00 - $700.00, When I Heard
That... It Kind Of Left Me Broken As To Seeing All I Had Put Into This Project, Then
To Run Into This... Being Who I Am, It Took 2 Sec.. To Make Up My Mind About
Getting It Done...




Shift A (1-2) & Shift B (2-3)


TCC (Torque Converter Clutch) Solenoid


EPC (Electric Pressure Control) Solenoid

 

Important: Before Work Begins, Always Disconnect The Battery (+) Terminal...
Also Allow It To Be Disconnected For About 8-12hrs, In Order For The Vehicle Computer To Reset...


Raise Vehicle Securely... Very Very Very Important: Have At least Two Jack Stand And 2
Jack To Support The Body Of The Car And The Engine Cradle Itself, The Two Will Be Separating
From Each Other... Reminder: Your Exaust Is Connected To The Engine Which Will Require
You Unattached The Support Brackets Which Hold The Muffler In The Middle Of The Vehicle...


Loosen Passenger Side (Front) of The Engine Cradle, Completely Remove Driver Side...


Loosen Passenger Side (Rear) of The Engine Cradle, Completely Remove Driver Side...


Important: When Removing The Steering Knuckle From The Upper Strut, Please Mark Where
(Position) From Which It Was Remove Or You Risk Loosing Your Alignment...


Important: When Removing The Steering Knuckle From The Upper Strut, Please Mark Where
(Position) From Which It Was Remove Or You Risk Loosing Your Alignment... Very Very Important:
Remove The Rack n Pinion Output Shaft Connected To The Steering Shaft...


Important: Whatever You Decide To Use To Raise The Transmission With, Please Use A Piece
Of Wood In-Between, Don't Want To Rick Puncturing The Transmission Pan & Damage Internal
Parts... Loosen & Remove Side Mount Plate As Sell As The Transmission Mount...

 

Old Fluid----> Really Dirty, This Isn't Good


Side Case & It's Gasket w/ O-Ring (Recommend That You Replace)


Keep In Mind That The Bottom (4) Bolt Are A Star Hex (Req' A T-10 Star Key), Painfull To Remove...


Pressure Switch Assembly


Shift Solenoid A (1-2)


Shift Solenoid B (2-3)


EPC (Electronic Pressure Control) Solenoid


TCC (Torque Converter Clutch) Solenoid, Disassembly Of The Oil Pimp Is Required To Remove This Solenoid


Transmission Temperature Sensor


Transmission Oil Pump (Be Very Careful With This)


Transmission Oil Pump Assembly... Make Sure This Goes Back As It Was Removed (Req' Torque)


Transmission Oil Pump

 

16Qrt. Of Transmission Fluid (GM Dexron VI Recommended)


ATF Filter


Transmission Oil Pan Gasket (Hard Rubber Gasket, No Silicone Req'd) & Hayden Transmission Oil Cooler (Reccommended)


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i don't get it, why do all these black monte carlos have TAN seats???

anyways.... good progress, wanted to tackle my gaskets this past summer ended up being busier than ever...

 

Great Job got it looking damn good !