Ryan Steele
Transmission Specialist
- 4L60E
- 4L80E
- 700R4
- 200-4R
- Ford AOD
- Ford 4R70W
- Mopar 727
- Mopar 904
- shift kits and controllers
- install troubleshooting
Ryan Steele is a transmission specialist at Gearstar Performance Transmissions in Akron, Ohio. He works with customers on spec'ing GM, Ford and Mopar automatics to their combination, and writes the install instructions, build-level breakdowns and troubleshooting guides on this blog.
Automagic Transmissions- Computer Controls for Electronic Overdrives
Ryan Steele 6 minute read
How Gearstar Builds Performance Transmissions
Ryan Steele 9 minute read
An order comes in, it gets a tag number, and then it becomes one person's responsibility until it is crated. Not a station on a line. One builder, from...
Ultimate Summer Camp Jeep Buildup, Part 3
Ryan Steele 7 minute read
The Ultimate Summer Camp Jeep came together quicker than you might imagine, as can be seen in the current coverage of our annual weeklong...
Motoramic Illusion
Ryan Steele 6 minute read
In 1957 Chevrolet sales brochure offered six different versions of it’s “handy dandy” station wagons, including the “beauty queen of all station wagons,...
No Recess!
Ryan Steele 6 minute read
I can remember back when Total Cost Involved was about to drop the '58 Chevy 235 engine and Gear Star Turbo 350 trans in my '39 just as they finished...
Installing An All-Ford Drivetrain in a Classic Truck
Ryan Steele 6 minute read
If you’ve been a longtime reader of Classic Trucks, you might remember my F-1 project that I’ve been working on for the last handful of years. It’s been...