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1800E with automatic transmission 1800

posted by  someone claiming to be John McPhail on  Tue Oct 2 14:42 CST 2012 [RELATED]

OK, I need another car like I need a hole in my head, but a local guy has a '71 1800E that is so clean you could eat off of it. He's also put a ton of new parts into the car over the past two years - brakes, shocks, tires, front end, electrical, exhaust, water pump, etc.

I haven't had an opportunity to drive it, yet - our schedules keep conflicting.

This car has a B20E (130hp) mated to the old Borg Warner 35 slushbox. A few questions:

1. I have heard that the BW-35 is unreliable, and will last maybe 75,000 miles if you are lucky and drive like Grandmother. Is this true?

2. How slow will this thing be? I've driven a couple of 240's with automatic transmission (AW-70). Noticeable slower than an M46/M47 car, but not intolerable by any means.

3. Is it actually drivable at "modern" highway speeds, e.g. 75-80mph? My understanding is that 3rd gear is a 1.1:1 ratio, basically equivalent to blasting down the highway in 4th gear on an M46/M47.






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