700r4 with a carburetor

[bigcrippledan]

Hey guys I was wondering if anyone has ever either A) put a carb'd engine in their truck or B) swapped a 700r4 into a already carb'd vehicle. My truck has a carb'd engine that some dude put in without doing the proper research. Now, I'm just trying to fix it. I can't afford to swap out the engine say back to TBI and I don't want to swap to a non overdrive transmission if I can get the 700r4 hooked up right. I've done a lot of googling the past few days and can't seem to find like a step by step. I've found a ton of stuff about TV cables and brackets and so forth. But I can't find ,as I said, instructions. So if anyone could link me to somewhere or even just give an explanation on this I would be very grateful! Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[FastOrange]

what do you need explaining with? a 700r4 will work fine, you just need to hook up the TV cable.

 

[WFO4X4]

X2 i ran a 7r4 on my 83.

 

[bluex]

I have a 700 in my 78. Look here maybe it will answer you're questions....

http://www.tvmadeez.com/

http://www.bowtieoverdrives.com/index.shtml

 

[tylers88]

my buddies has an 83 C10 with a 700 and my 86 K5 had a carbed 305 and 700 stock. Just need the mounts and the cable.

 

[MOBS]

Yep, just adjusting the cable is all that's needed........I wouldn't drive it alot with an incorrectly/dismounted tv cable though, it can quickly ruin the trans.

An option, if you like to control your shifts, is to swap in a manual valve body

 

[bigcrippledan]

Thanks for the link blue! Everybody else i also thank you! The cable that connects the gas pedal to the carb doesn't reach so it's got some kind of crazy jig to work. He wrapped some kind of wire and looped it through the cable. If I had a picture I'd upload it lol. It's something else! But again, thanks guys!

 

[bluex]

You need the correct cable asap. The TV cable is essential to the life of a 700R4.....

 

[bigcrippledan]

Ok! I greatly appreciate your help! I knew it definitely needed fixing, but I wasn't entirely sure WHAT I needed. Will I need to buy 1 of the bracket adapters, too? Or just the cable? Again, THANK YOU!!

 

[bigcrippledan]

Yep, just adjusting the cable is all that's needed........I wouldn't drive it alot with an incorrectly/dismounted tv cable though, it can quickly ruin the trans.

An option, if you like to control your shifts, is to swap in a manual valve body

I might get one of those in the future, but for now it's just pretty much all about fixing her up and getting her running/driving right! Thanks for your help!!