Technical Trans ID

This guy popped up for sale.
Has it listed incorrectly.
I’m thinking hydro?

 

Yes, with a Chevy bell housing

 

That’s what I was thinking.
It’s complete with an early SBC

 

Yep, that is what it is, no question. Cool

 

Is the starter ($$$) there with it’s bottom side mounted solenoid?

 

Don’t know. Can find out.
Probably is seeing it’s listed with this.

 

Cool and rare ...you should grab it. Those only came in trucks...how many automatic trucks were there back in the 50s? Not many.

 

Those starters are pretty big bucks too...make sure you find it there if you get it

 

Supposedly 57 truck set up

 

a friend called me today, he bought some stuff at the auction at my place a few months ago. He was asking about the starter he got, said it was for a chevy truck with a hydramatic. With the upside down solenoid.

I had that thing for years, and never noticed that about it. I though it was for a powerglide or 3 speed. Huh.

anyways, he got a good deal.

 

I took a screen shot of an ebay ad and all the pics he had to see if I can run across one at the swaps. Haven't seen one yet..

 

Cool.
Definitely gonna check it out

 

Here are a couple more pics so you can identify the starter..

 

Thanks.

 

Picked up a van a few years ago.
Factory 235 with hydro. The trans was missing but I sold the flywheel and trans adapter to a HAMB member. Still have the starter somewhere

 

Anthony...not sure the 6 cyl hydro starter is the same as the V8...but its probably just as rare if it's unique to the hydro trans.

 

the six starter is probably a two bolt....

 

Probably want swap.
I don’t know if it’s the same as a PG starter.

 

I think that the truck Hydro transmission's were 4 speeds.

 

yes they were

 

Still trying to contact the owner.
Did a search here to find some info.
IamButch56sedanduvery posthumously came through

 

Wern't all Hydro's 4 speeds? IIRC, low shifted once, super shifted to 3rd and in drive it shifted to 4th.

 

I miss Butch, he surely would have known about this!

 

Guy contacted me.
He’s looking for the starter
Wonder what’s a fair price is if all that’s there is the bell housing and trans.
No flywheel in the pics.
The engine is an early SBC. Non power pack.
Cant tell by the pics if it has side mount capability. The valve covers are staggered.

 

Just me, but I'd keep the whole shebang together... no selling parts off.

 

Absolutely
The current owner isn’t sure it’s all there though.
If a starter and flywheel is missing, that’s gonna hurt the value.

 

I’m hoping it’s all there.
I’ve never used one of these but the ratios seem like it would work with higher rear gears. No OD needed
I’ve thought about using a 283 in a 49 GMC I have. That bell housing should bolt up to the factory location in the truck.
I have a Hydro steering column from a van I could use to modify my factory column.

 

That partial casting number comes back as 3732690 for a ‘56-‘57 SBC and if that is a D in the date then it was cast April/8th/‘57
No side mounts until 1958.