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What would Pontiac look like if they brought it back in this environment? Would it be worth it? Car companies have to have a valid business reason today to get cars to market. As a long-time Camaro afficiando (second only to my love for Oldsmobile), I'm very glad they killed off the Camaro...

Ok. My point is, I'd trust the older GM part numbers long before I'd trust those "new" numbers. But that's just me. Appears those people in China can't read numbers to place the right number on the right boxes in the bushing plant. Just another example of what happens when you don't have a good...

Not exactly. https://www.suspension.com/blog/where-are-moog-parts-made/

the uppers 473786 were supeseded by GM p/n 15980176. If that's helpful. Also, 461852 is the previous p/n for 14039483.

You need the GM lower bushings 14039483, 461853, and 4 uppers, p/n 473786. Well, it appears you already have 4 uppers. :) https://www.ebay.com/itm/305570410296?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&customid=link&campid=5335822911&toolid=20001&mkevt=1

Loose, no box. Can't recall what happened to it. It's been sitting on a shelf above my printer for a bit. Brand new, never been stuck on a car. Age has taken a slight toll on the finish, so it's not show-car perfect, hence the price. Hardly any of these caps are, anyway. Looks better in person...

Hahaha. These cars are so fun, right?

Well looky here! I found them! I gather you need 4, right? Bad picture but the clips are that stupid blue color. Check your PM.

Anyone that bought a new G-body can attest to the fact that gaps were pretty bad as compared to newer cars' alignment procedures. If you can improve them, by all means, do it!

I'm not the "gap master" but I can tell you this- mastering the aligning a G-body fender is a freakin' art. They never fit just perfect anyway, and with any sort of sag, you're going to feel it at the gaps. Can't say for sure, but if you have the REAR of the door gap straight and evenly spaced...

Depends on what you read. I believe it's pretty close. It looks like it'll be around 1/8" between the trunk panel and the retainer together. Just guesstimating. Guess I'll be finding out in a short while. I'll let you know. Even if it's a tad longer, it just means you have to pull the pin a bit...

Fleabay. Actually it was a bit less than 10 bucks. Not sure about quality. If it were a special size and finish, etc., I'd probably spend the coin and get a GM one, but since it's not...

I got the correct size with the bigger heads coming in the mail. Steel like original. 25 in the pack for $10 shipped. It’s nothing special IMO.

Caddy still has the 2025 CT4/CT5 coming. And although previous plans were to kill the CT4/5 after 2025, I'm thinking they may rethink that. Although, it's gm, so you never know what they're thinking. The bean-counters have won. When was the last time you saw a car company with actual "car guys"...

It may seem crazy to normal people, but as you point out, they're virtually unobtanium new. GM wanting 7.20 per retainer rivet seems crazy. It only stands to reason someone, somewhere has some stashed in a drawer or a shelf somewhere and don't even realize it. I may have some. Somewhere. I...

From what I understand, the Malibu is going away to make room for a comparable EV. Perhaps GM, er, gm, didn't get the message. Pontiac isn't coming back from the ashes. No Chevelle is coming back either. At least not from gm. Too bad, they poke the pooch too much. There's just no demand...

Finally! Got my alternator parts back. UPS dropped it off a little before 6:30 pm. Been so long that I've almost forgot what goes where. Good thing I labeled junk. I drug out my parts and my baby sockets and watching a baseball game on TV, I put together the alternator as far as I could. It was...

You can still buy the rivet 9441669 from GM. For around $7.20 list price. YUP. Crazy crap. I'm sure you can get one from somewhere else for cheaper.

Oh, for those looking for a rivet size for the retainer, I BELIEVE (but not 4imprint certain) it's a 1/8" steel rivet. I'm not a rivet expert, but I do understand how to navigate the trade size charts. But GM doesn't quite hit the mark defining junk like rivets and other fasteners sometimes. I...

Took care of that pesky 5/16" CCV canister vent line from the gas tank. That hose is a weird one. It's some sort of NBR covered silicon or nitrile?? or some sort of line. Amazingly, I found a newer GM charcoal vent hose that fits a truck on the bay for cheap that was within 1/4" of an inch in...