Are the trans mounting patterns of a 85 trans Am 2.? the same as the trans pattern of a 229and or 350 trans :-) LMK

I'm assuming you are asking about the bolt pattern of the transmission to engine. If so, the answer is yes.

yes thats what i was asking but its not a trans am its a firebird same thing? is the bell housing have a pitch or straght across like the s 10 blazers

I think your talking about the inspection cover. If you use the same inspection cover that came with the transmission you are installing, you should have no problem.

well the tranny will not bolt to my engine the trans is not peaked it is straght acrosss live and learn thank anyway

Are you sure that the trans came out of an 85 Firebird? 85's had Chevy engines installed...mine does, it's a 305...older Pontiacs that had other than Chevy engines installed did have a different bolt pattern before they did away with them and used strictly Chevy engines. I am not sure what year GM switched to using Chevy engines in Pontiacs. Maybe that transmission you have is older than you think. 8O Anyone have any knowledge/ideas about this?

I was told it was a 85 firebird it has a 2.8 I looked at the top of the trans were it mates to the block and it apears stright across like the ones i've seen on s-10 blasers that will not bolt to my 350 or for that matter my 229 :-)

Here's the link for an adapter that will allow you to bolt a B.O.P. bolt pattern tranny to a chevy engine and vice versa. Jeg's Tranny/Engine Adapter (http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=86598&prmenbr=361). Check it out and see if thats what you need.

Chris

that would work also would you be albe to I D a trans with the # on it the trans I also got was from a 86 caprice the electical plug on the drive side only has to wire instead of 4 does not look like a 2004R 04 a 700 R4 it must lock up

you can id the trans by the shape of the pan, here's a link that has pictures of the different shape pans and which tranny they correspond to.Tranny I.D. by pan shape (http://www.monte-list.nu/tech/trannyid.shtml)

Chris