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Here you go Rango: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/78-87-EL ... 4836fa9af4

Look at the hrpartsandstuff.com bar. Pretty pricey though.

I like it much better without the cap, and you can't really go wrong with rallies. Looks good.

Forgot to mention dash, steering column, wheel, and box swap, GN sway bars and F41 bars. Drop spindles, aluminum drums, 60# injectors.

Still a project, but I'm much closer than when I started. Grand National motor, trans, rear with a few 'upgrades'. Pics too big to load here, see them here: http://s745.photobucket.com/albums/xx99/jc6214/

Cool thread, I've followed with interest. Funny how one thing always leads to another. That was a really decent initial find for cheap..... Thinking of painting it yourself?

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I have mixed reviews about these guys. I got my parts on time, but they are very hard to reach if the guy doesn't answer the phone. Usually you have to leave a message, and mine were never retured. On the plus side, I was very happy with the parts I recieved. They even had a in tank fuel pump...

Thanks, but that link isn't working.

I too have used the SEM dye (paint?) and was very happy with the results, However, I haven't done the upper door panels. They are not rigid at all, and I don't see how any sprayed on material could stick to it. Has anyone else done it? I was just going to buy new ones.

Is there some sort of reference material for going into a steering column? If it were simple, guys wouldn't get paid to do it.

This is kind of a hokey answer, but I've seen Hot Rod and Car Craft do feature articles on the LS series into older vehicles. Maybe you could pose the question to them, since they are in California as well. Maybe they know first hand. Having never lived there, it sure seems like they don't want...

I agree. Get the trans in first. If you're doing it yourself and have the proper tools, it's a couple of hours deal. Find a reputeable driveshaft shop locally and ask their advice. I'm sure they will ask you to give them a specific measurement, and will tell you exactly how they want you to...

Re: I disagree about the 4 door Malibu doors being the ones the El Camino uses. The El uses the same doors as a 2 door Bu.

Uh, aren't these what rally wheels look like? http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= ... window%3D1

Seems to me that since there's no frame around the window glass it would cause problems with the glass moving around, eventually screwing up the regulators or breaking the window. I saw a clip on youtube that had a Regal with lambo doors, and the glass was flopping around. It does look kinda...

I can't say if you have to reuse them for the fronts, but I do know you get new ones for the rears.

I'd use anti sieze, not grease, on the bolt

The poly bushings are cheap enough, but be sure to get some that are greaseable. Otherwise they will squeak. I used Del-A-Lum front control arm bushings and Energy Suspension poly everywhere else front and rear. PST is another common choice. I used earlier S10 drop spindles, but that won't work...

The SSM bars are longer than stock, decreasing pinion angle which is a good thing, but I have personally seen damage to the forward frame mounts from street use. Check them once in a while. The don't use a bushing, or at least the one I'm referring to didn't.