no, i havent myself. my friend dave has. if he is around he will help me with the build. that way i can learn to do it myself. plan to start reading books on rebuilding them soon. just dont have the cash in hand to order the service manual yet. i know the th400 sucks more power then a th350, but from what ive found by researching, is it takes less to build a 400 to hold the same amount of power as a 350, so, i cant just spend money anywhere so try to be conservative when i can. thats why i need to know if any hard parts need changed out or will i be good wit hthe clutches, steels, kevlar belt, etc.. also was wondering if any of those kits included extra clutches. in the summit catalog, iirc, the hughes kit has blue coral clutches and koleen steels and has extra clutchs. dont recall the b&m kit saying it had more cluths. if i have to buy a more exspensive trans kit for it to hold, thats fine. i dont want to cheap out on things that will just fail on me, but i cant aford to go pay over $1k+ for a built trans. i can get a good th400 from a friend for ~$50. hes got all kinds of spare parts. and then the build kit with stronger clutches and whatnot for <$300 then free labor by doing as much of the work as i can myself with some instruction from my friend dave. makes it alot more affordable as i still need the convertor, and then a driveshaft. thought the last driveshaft i had made only cost $20 so that shouldnt be too bad.

also, thnx for the info on tampa tq. didnt know they exsisted. makes it easier for a convertor. just hope it isnt too much. i figue a 10in street strip unit should work well and fit in the stock toyota bellhousing.
william