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    Monte LS pic request

    While you are at it ..... paint your window trim, door handles, lock cylinders......etc. with SEM semi gloss black......or find monte ss pieces. IMO....on these cars, the more chrome you remove.... the better they look.
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    Explorer 8.8 Axle in a G Body

    Trick Chassis https://trickchassis.com/index.php?id_product=31&controller=product#/tube_of_grease-no/hardware_kit-none/conversion_u_joint-no/spherical_rear_axle_housing_bearings-no/lower_control_arms-no/weld_on_spring_perch-no
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    Best junkyard upgrade for rear brakes

    The 8.8 is not quite a bolt in deal.....but pretty close. I believe the trick chassis kit in the link below is one of the best kits to swap an 8.8 into a gbody...
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    Best junkyard upgrade for rear brakes

    98+ fbody rear brakes if keeping the gbody rear 94-04 mustang gt or mid/late 80s tbird turbocoupe or lincoln mark 7 if looking to swap complete rear.
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    What is the cheapest possible ls swap?

    Yep....I missed that.....thanks
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    What is the cheapest possible ls swap?

    Although we are missing details on your car, transmission, etc....... if I were in your shoes, here is what I would do: Rework your own harness and get a mail order tune. You should be able to get a conservative tune with VATS removed for under $200. Get the ebay ls/sbc motor mount adapters...
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    What is the cheapest possible ls swap?

    ^ The OP asked for the cheapest solution, it can be done much cheaper than what you've listed.
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    5 Monte SS Aerocoupes up for sale on Ebay

    Hit Buy It Now and you can own 2.5% of all of the aerocoupes manufactured in 86.
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    Body to frame space/gap

    Here is a time saving tip: There are alignment holes at the passenger rear and driver front that go through the frame into the body. As you lower the car back onto the frame, you place a short length of 1/2" rod through the alignment holes. This guides the body perfectly onto the frame so...
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    "Grand Nasty"

    Especially when the 10 hp difference is on paper only.
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    "Grand Nasty"

    Occasionally, someone will tell me the would like to buy an 87 rather than an 86 GN because it has 10 additional hp. Truth is ........ that published hp figures for both years understated the actual performance of the car. It was a strategic move to not offend the flagship corvette yet still...
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    "Grand Nasty"

    86 and 87 GNs were identical with the exception of a couple of cosmetic changes (I assumed you were implying 87 had superior performance to 86 - which is not true). Regardless.....it his car to do what he wants with it.
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    "Grand Nasty"

    I'm also in the minority on here...... if I were in the owners position where I had deep pockets and I didn't have the ability to build my own car.........as an alternative to buying a new Hellcat or ZR1, I would modify a GN in pretty much the exact same way that he did.
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    Recent G-body Prices - WTF?

    4 door bonnevilles and cutlass were available until 86
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    Recent G-body Prices - WTF?

    LOL....... as often as that gets repeated anyone with a casual awareness of g body cars would believe it to be true.
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    Recent G-body Prices - WTF?

    The last gbody rolled off of the assembly line in Dec 1987. None were manufactured in 1988. There were 88 model year Cutlass and Monte Carlos while the Regal, Grand Prix, and El Camino ended in the 1987 model year.
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    Recent G-body Prices - WTF?

    Yes....years back I recall seeing gbody production #s...... I believe cutlass was #1 followed by the monte carlo.
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    Anyone Making Trip to Rohner's in MN soon?

    Are customers allowed to pull parts there? Good selection and fair prices? I'm 2 hours west of there and may have to check it out.
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    Recommendations for Remote Door Lock Kit?

    Some late 90s GM vehicles had a stand alone system that can be adapted to older vehicles with power door locks. http://www.montecarloss.com/community/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=975362
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    Standalone and turbo question

    If cost is the deal breaker....maybe run stock ecm instead of fi-tech?
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