Kudos to Bud Built

[PhrogsPhorever]

Well, I am taking this opportunity to give a huge shout out to Bud and his fabricators.

I had been having a problem on the Cummins 80 where the torque convertor bolts kept loosening up on me. Come to find out, the wave-ring adapter (spacer between the flywheel and torque convertor) had been modified by Proffit's to work with the 700R4 torque convertor, which in turn structurally weakened the wave ring and it was actually starting to crack.

After doing some research, it turns out that is a common problem with the swap. Nice to know now

Anyway, one of the guys on 4BTswaps shot me a AutoCad file for a 1/8" adapter plate that allows you to use the un-molested wave ring and adds a little integrity to the whole shebang.

After another fab company got done jerking me around, I decided to give Bud a call and he was willing to accommodate. Long story short, he got busy and forgot about my plate, it happens. He felt so bad about forgetting, he fabbed the plate and shipped it to me free of charge. I tried to push money on to Bud, but he would have none of it.

So many times you see horror stories about vendors, but in this case, Bud and the guys and gals at Bud Built went above and beyond and made a customer very happy.

Hats off to you Bud

The plate in question

 

[NCFJ]

Bud is head and shoulders above most all vendors out there. Not only does he build great product but he is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet.

 

[Brock]

x2 Great Guy!

 

[fourtrax]

yeah Bud Rocks!!

 

[Fort Knox]

Bud is head and shoulders above most all vendors out there. Not only does he build great product but he is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet.

^ This.

I've known Bud for a long time and he's easily one of the top 3 nicest guys I've ever met, and he knows his stuff. I would not hesitate to recommend Budbuilt to anyone.

 

[waterweber]

WOW! Thanks for posting this. I am having the exact same thing on my Proffits 4BT 80 conversion. Cracked the first 3 bolts then moved to the other three and cracked them too.
Could you do me a favor and let me know where you got the replacement wave ring and send me the file for the fix ring.
Thanks again for posting this.
I will send you a PM too.

 

[Phares]

I am heading up to see the guys and gals at bud built on Wednesday to get some sliders/steps fabed up for the Taco. I am super excited to meet the gang and this post confirms the previous recommendation by Al to use Bud Built. You do reap what you sow.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

More bad news about Profits. I suppose it's because of things like this that they went out of business?

Glad you got it sorted Alex! Is that the stock A442 torque converter?