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    How big of a job is it to change a "shift silonode"?

    I recently picked up a 1991 Olds Ninety-Eight,it isent shifting properly to a shift silonode.The car is clean and I got a great deal on it.If I can fix this problem their should be no reason I can not triple my money off the car,or use it as a everyday driver.
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    Not a G Body but I have a car question??

    I recently bought a 1991 olds 98 regency elite,Not my favorite but I couldent pass up the deal.Well the problem I have is...... When I put put the car in drive the transmission does not kick down into 1st,it stays in 3rd but when I manually shift it into 1st it shifts fine in all the gears.
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    My glove box lock has seized up

    Okay,long story short.I had to mess around behind the glove box to get a trim piece out.But since I shut it,the lock has totally seized up,I cannot get into my glove box,ive taken the screws out of the bottom with still no luck.I have never locked it,hell I dont even have a key to lock it.It has...
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    Re-carpeting a center console

    Ive pulled my console out to dye it,but while it was out I noticed the carpet on it looked pretty ragged,so I stripped it off and sanded it down pretty good.Im wondering what is the best glue to use and if I decide to go with a diffrent material,will it hold the console alright??
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    My brakes are clicking

    Just started happening,when I first hit the brakes,it clicks.
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    Having trouble removing a gauge cluster

    Im tryin to replace the light bulbs im my speedometer and rpm gauge.I have the dash plate off and have the cluster loose but it still wont come out.Im guessing their is a speedometer cable holding it in place??But it wont come out far enough for me to see or get my hand behind it to feel...
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    Painting my interior

    Im repainting the wood grain on my interior of my GP.Ive gotten the dash done and took out the vents and counsel but ive hit a wall cuz I can not figure out how to take out the wood strip right above the glove box.Any help will be appreciated. What im talking about is right over the glove box...
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    Motorweek-1980's G Bodys

    im not sure how to imbed the video??But the video/link is pretty cool for G Body owners http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-AJ08SXIIQ
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    How to remove the glove box in my 86 GP??

    Im really trying to remove the air vents and wood grain strip around the clock on the passenger side dash,but I think I have to remove the glove box to get behind the dash to get to them??(ill post a picture below). Its the vents on the right and the wood strip right by them on the dash.
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    Best shifter on a budget

    Ive really been wanting a rachet shifter for my GP.Not sure what im lookin to spend just yet but maybe one that is middle of the road,it doesent have to be B&M im not sure what other kinds are out their??But I would like it to fit into my counsel. Im just looking for some suggestions.Im not too...
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    Turbo Monte Carlo

    Seen this on craigslist but I never heard of it?1980 Monte Turbo,how long did they make this??Like the Chevy T Type??? http://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/2559172803.html
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    Do certian G Body's seem to be disappering?

    Here in St Louis it seems like Grand Prix's or Malibu's are harder to find than the rest.What bout your city??
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    Shifter Linkage on my car is all messed up

    My car is a floor shift that has a thing on the steering column that turns every time the I change a gear on the floor shifter.the car will not go back into park with out manually turning the thing on the column. I had somebody look at the linkage for me,but he said he doesn't think the linkage...
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    Air cleaner problem

    Ive had a ton of trouble finding a air filter to fit on my 86 Grand Prix.I have a sbc 350 but I have a highrise intake and quadrajet carb on top.Well the problem is their isent much room for the hood to close for a air cleaner to fit. I finally found a eldebrock pro flo 1000 (pic below) that...
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    How to get vents out of a dash panel

    Long story short ive taken the dash panel off of my Grand Prix to change dash lights.But while its off im wanting to paint or dye the wood grain part grey and the vents and black parts dark blue.Im wondering how to get the vents out of the panel?Or if its even possible.Ive tryed a few things but...
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    Dash lights quit working

    The dash lights and gage lights in my 86 GP are not working.A few of them do but are very dim.Is their anything I can do short of tearing the dash out of my car??
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    Aftermarket radio question??

    I tryed to put in a aftermarket headunit in my Grand Prix.The problem im running into is the wireing harness I bought from autozone came with 2 plugs.The one is the plug that hooks up to the 3 plugs in my dash and wires to the wiring harness on the back of the radio.The other plug is small with...
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    How hard is it to put a new shifter on my 86 Grand Prix??

    Nothin fancy,but I like the look of a chrome shifter in my car,better than my factory floor shifter.
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    I have a problem getting my car to start??

    Seems like its easyer to start after sitting for a while??And when the car starts it runs like a champ,but so far ive ran the battery dead 4 times trying to get it to fire up right after parking it for a second.First I was thinking its the carb,but the carb I just replaced with a quadrajet that...
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    low profile air cleaner for SBC 350

    Does anyone have any recommendations for a semi cheap low profile air cleaner.I have a SBC 350 with a quadajet carb.The problem is I have installed a highrise intake and their is not very much hood clearance.Any help will be much appreciated.

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