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I got my bumper filler panels for my 81 regal. I installed the rear pretty easily and the front I see are dimpled where I need to drill them but I have a slight issue of I have never taken the front end apart of this car. So I have no idea how the grille and front bumper filler panel go...

81 regal, brake lights were working fine and then we turned the headlights on and all of a sudden no more brake lights. Also when I turned the blinkers on they flash but the interior bulbs don't and when I turn one of the blinkers on the high beam light comes on. I know this sounds like a ground...

So I got my tv cable in and stuff and I got the car moving but I'm having issues with my what I hope to be cable. I keep tightening it and it shifts fine at light throttle, not hard or anything but once you get it any throttle at all it seems like the transmission hesitates and then it will slip...

Just need some assistance with my tv cable. I have the bowtie overdrives tv made ez set up for the truck 5.3 LS truck intake and 700r4. I tried emailing them and calling them but kept getting voicemails. My issue is I have excess slack in my cable no matter how I adjust it. So I'm just wondering...

This may be a rant but anyone else just feel like sometimes they can't win. I've been chasing brake issues around for a month now and just can't make any progress. Went to bleed them and the rear lines leaked so I made new lines and some of those flares leaked so I made new ones again and a...

I want some peoples opinions on what I should do. I don't if any of you have seen my build but it doesn't matter. As it sits right now I have a 5.3 truck intake and 5.3 truck manifolds. I plan on going with a Holley mid ram, hopefully 102mm and 100mm maf. I just found out my school is getting...

Looking for a brake porportioning valve for a 1981 regal. Preferably a rear adjustable bias one but more importantly I would like a direct bolt in replacement that will use all the factory lines that are already there. I looked a little bit but couldn't really see what other people were running...

Just got a quick question. What speedometer cable do i need for a 700r4 in a 1981 regal. I guess I don't know what length I need or what, if any, g body came with 700r4 from the factory.

I can't get my fuel gauge to work on my regal with 5.3. I got quarter volt on the signal wire I only got a couple gallons in it and at first my gauge was on empty so I jumped the signal wire to the pink one on the dash and the gauge now jumps to way past full and stays there. If I move it back...

Well idiot me can't find the original fitting but I need the fitting that goes into the porportion valve and leads to the rear brakes. Anyone know what that fitting is I got quarter inch line but no fitting that fits it

First I'm gonna start off with some background information. I am from Maine but currently attend school in Ohio for High Performance Automotive. This Buick is the second vehicle I have personally owned my first being a 1994 chevy single cab short bed. I have owned it for 5 years now and swapped...

Just though I would let everyone know a great place to buy tires. I just bought some from discount tire direct, I found a website selling them for 13$ cheaper then they were selling so I submitted a price check sheet and they called me back within the day. They took off almost 8$ a tire...

looking for a conversion U-joint. 1981 regal, I have a 700r4, idk if its the original driveshaft. But it has a stock 7.5 rear end in it and I'm looking for the conversion joint to attach the driveshaft to quick performance 1350 yoke. I skimmed through the searches but didn't see anything that...

I got a 1998 chevy k1500 with a 5.7L. It had a small squeak to it so I pulled the belt off and found the alternator had a small noise, but the tensioner pulley was weak and definately the loudest of them all. So I replaced the pulley and put a new belt on. The noise went away and I idled it...

I got a 700r4 with a 5.3. The engine and transmission were already bolted together and I haven't taken it on the road yet but if you put it in drive it will move. So I know it needs a spacer but I'm not sure if one is in it or not. Just wondering if they will bolt together and be moveable at all...

Just trying to get some different idea. I need a coolant temp sensor gauge and an electric fan controller. The gauges I'm looking at has a 1/8 npt sensor and the fan controllers are 3/8npt just looking for ideas on how to make both of them go on this engine. It is a 5.3 out of a 2003 Silverado.

Looking for a good company/place to get wheel adapters for my regal. Need about 1.25-1.5. I have the blazer spindles for the kore3 brake conversion. I have looked at some but don't really know who is a good brand for them.

So basically i have a 8.5 10 bolt out of a 72 elcamino. I just the cover pattern and it has the tabs at the bottom but the odd part is that it has non c-clip axles which I know that some axles came that way but from what I have found they all have 30 spline axles with the non c-clip but I have...

I have a 1981 regal with a c5 brake conversion. It has a '72 8.5 out of an el camino which i have been told is an inch wider then the 7.5. Just wondering how much tire and what offset I should go with to fit underneath the car with 18" rims. Would really like to stick with 17" but not sure about...

Getting a 1981 regal this weekend but have a few questions. Its in the middle of a c5 brake conversion and the guy is giving me a 8.5" rear end with the car. It has a 700r4 in it for the parking gear and I would like to keep it just wondering what needs to be done to put the 8.5 in the car with...