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    Wacky problem. Hoping someone can shed some light on it.

    I had an early 2000's car where the doors would unlock, alarm would disable and the windows rolled down under certain conditions. The commonality of these conditions was temperature - ambient temp increase or sun exposure. It was a pinched wiring harness inside the door and temp increase...
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    MONTE CARLO Driveline Vibration (I suspect)

    86SS, 90k miles, original, no accidents. It's always had vibration from 55 mph up since I've owned it 5 years now with the original Goodyears and now the road force balanced new Coopers. The vibration makes the dome lamp housing buzz. Some observations and comments: rear u joint replaced 5 years...
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    PONTIAC Sending Greetings from Ontario, Canada.

    Welcome to the forum. Hopefully official car meets will soon return. In the meantime the summer meets are co incidental in Trenton and Belleville.
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    The Bronze Brick a Very Unusual 9C1

    Yes, we are just temporary caretakers of our possessions. We all have stories of cars we've built up, restored and just babied and then sell to someone with a totally different vision of it. Moral of the story - enjoy it while you own it.
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    Left Leg Training

    How many of you have pressed that phantom clutch pedal in your auto vehicles?
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    Left Leg Training

    I started at age 12 - my mother was taken shopping and my Dad let me drive his 54 Beetle in the parking lots. He raised the idle speed and just taught me the feel of the clutch pedal as I idled along. By 14 I was driving forward and backwards in the house driveway. He had done some headwork...
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    Joke of the day

    You: "I'm so tired" Me: "I hear there's an App for that"
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    GBOTM ENTRIES May '20 - Hood Scoops

    My friend and Forum Member...clean8485...... Jeff's SS in the foreground - such a well done Monte
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    BUILD THREAD Project Olds Cool (Recognition!!)

    This is the perfect thread for the times....It distracts from life's BS
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    My 1988 Cutlass resto project

    I like your detailed pics.
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    Adjustable Upper Rear Control Arms

    I attempted that by videoing the rear tires while sitting inside. I'll need to repeat that test with someone else operating the throttle.
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    Adjustable Upper Rear Control Arms

    I've owned it for over three years, now at 90K miles, and it's always had vibration.
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    Adjustable Upper Rear Control Arms

    Re: vibration - body mounts replaced, wheels spun to check for wobble and tire run out, body and frame show no signs of damage or repair, rear tires rebalanced, U joints recent, trans tailshaft bushing new. I can not verify the drums and driveshaft are in balance. No weights appear to be...
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    Adjustable Upper Rear Control Arms

    Help me spend my money wisely and looking to update a little at a time. 1986 SS, stock for now. Looking at the Hotchkiss system. I would eventually hope to update the suspension systems. I wonder if I should start with the (adjustable)upper rear control arms? I get high speed,(60 mph+) vibration...
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    BUILD THREAD BACK TO HIGH SCHOOL=re creating my first car a 1979 Regal

    It's not often that the seller and buyer both agree they did a fantastic deal. Will be staying tuned in.
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