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  1. carnutjw

    Sick 427 Mustang...

    Heeey, my name is John, and I am certainly NOT a very good time.
  2. carnutjw

    Opinions on Pontiac cams

    My vote is for the 068. Manual trans, not a daily driver. Pretty sure Q-jet guru Cliff Ruggles could advise you as well.
  3. carnutjw

    RIP HERO!

    Sorry you lost your Dad, Scott. My Mom passed in 1994, Dad in 2013, In-laws in 2007 and 2016. Many of us understand your grief. Sounds like he did some living, some people die without ever having really enjoyed living. PM if you need to talk.
  5. carnutjw

    Cutting Moog 5660 springs

    Top image is right after installing 5660's minus 1/2 coil. Bottom image is same springs but with 1/2" taller upper and lower ball joints and a couple of years of driving and obviously a little different angle. Should only be 1/2" difference in ride height, but I know it looks like more. Maybe...
  6. carnutjw

    New member with a 1979 Monte Carlo landau

    https://southsidemachineperformance.com/shop-1/ols/products/pro-series-gm-g-body-tubular-upper-control-arms-pro-srs-gm-g Southside is a site sponsor here also. Mac posts here sometimes, but I don't know if they check in every day.
  7. carnutjw

    79 cutty

    Looked at some your earlier posts. You say you don't know engines, but you can sure take sh*t apart. Obviously a fan of the Cutlass, jealous of the slick top. Stick with it, you've dug a deep hole.
  9. carnutjw

    Whats the best brake upgrade when using stock spindle?

    My example= Since this comes up occasionally, I decided to tally up MY costs to do the C5/C6 brake swap on my Cutlass, so here goes: 1) Base C5 (JL9)12.8" rotors and pads that were basically new were given to me free by a neighbor who upgraded to drilled/slotted Hawk stuff=$30 for resurfacing...
  10. carnutjw

    Whats the best brake upgrade when using stock spindle?

    UMI example = https://www.umiperformance.com/home/product/1978-1988-gm-g-body-c5-c6-front-brake-conversion-hubs-bearings-bracket-kit/
  11. carnutjw

    81 Malibu rim size

    Agreed. My buddy put some kind of Olds rallys on an 80 El Camino and had to use a small spacer- 1/4" maybe? I'm under the impression that even though a lot of GM 14"-15" rallys (Chevy, Pontiac, Olds) look the same, there were different offsets/ backspacing for different applications. Sometimes...
  13. carnutjw

    305.

    Sorry to be contradictory, but yes the TH200 crossmember will accept a TH350, at least my car did. Used same kickdown cable bracket, had to reshape trans cooler lines to attach to TH350, and had to make a vacuum line for TH350 modulator and Tee it into a port behind carb.
  14. carnutjw

    Cheating The Reaper

  15. carnutjw

    Corvette brakes

    Since this comes up occasionally, I decided to tally up MY costs to do the C5/C6 brake swap on my Cutlass, so here goes: 1) Base C5 (JL9)12.8" rotors and pads that were basically new were given to me free by a neighbor who upgraded to drilled/slotted Hawk stuff=$30 for resurfacing at Oreilly...
  17. carnutjw

    Corvette Brake Conversion

    I did the KORE3 brackets with base (12.9") C5 Rotors/ C6 calipers with 17"x8" American VN501's. Clearance is adequate, maybe 1/8-1/4" but I did have to move the stick on wheel weights from their previous location inside the rim. KORE3 has templates on their website for their various kits that...
  18. carnutjw

    DM code steering box

    Got the gauge package and GP bar, and I hope to get more pieces before it's pillaged. For lack of a better term, the place is kind of a junked up shithole, and I'm gonna have to roll around in some (shallow) mud, with jack stands/cribbing to get anything from the bottom side. That's not beneath...
  19. carnutjw

    DM code steering box

    Went back today and snagged a couple more pieces off this GP, and there laid the (crispy, moldy) build sheet inside. It does indeed have the F41 option, but I still don't know how that translates to steering box ratio and the DM INK stamp. Hope to get the 200-4R, but lets just say this salvage...
  21. carnutjw

    DM code steering box

    So my MCSS junkyard steering box has developed a problem, excessive play from a left to right to left transition. I found an 1986 Gran Prix in a local salvage yard, factory gauges, buckets, 305 sbc, 200r4, F+R swaybars. I assumed it would have a fast ratio steering box, so I grabbed it. Appears...
  22. carnutjw

    It's True!!!!!

    "Choke cord" to use on car jackers or other miscreants, or flexible handcuffs for soft skinned wrists, if you're nice.
  23. carnutjw

    It's True!!!!!

    Oh it gets better. Some will watch videos of other kids, watching other kids playing video games. Multi level ridiculousness.
  25. carnutjw

    Mecum H/O

    And the chicks, don't forget the chicks.:)
  26. carnutjw

    Tire brand and size

    https://www.toyotires.com/product/extensa-hp2 I'm running Toyo HPII 225/50-17 on 8" wheels in the front, 255/45-17 on 9" wheels in the rear. Pretty sure your MCSS can take a little more tire, maybe 245/45 front, 275/40 rear. Not promoting this suspension, but the video gives some action shots...

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