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  1. OldBlue82

    Stuck Brake Booster?

    So Im a little stumped... finally got my LS swapped Monte running and driving last week. Brakes worked well at the time. Today I go to move the car so I can get it ready for the exhaust install when I went to step on tthe brakes I quickly realized that I had no power assist to the brakes. So...
  2. OldBlue82

    LS Alternator wiring help

    Trying to figure out how to wire my alternator for may Lq9 swap. The alternator is out of a 2004 Escalade, and has a 4 pin plug. There are only 3 wires going into the plug from the stock harness so 1 pin is not used. My stock wiring harness from an 87 ss monte only has 1 wire plug going to the...
  3. OldBlue82

    200-4r or 4L80E?

    I am looking for some opinions on what I route I should go for my transmission. My original plan and still not out of the question was to use my 200-4r trans behind my 6.0 lq9 that's probably making close to the 500hp mark. The rear end is a ford 9" with 4.11s so im looking to stay with with the...
  4. OldBlue82

    Rear sway bar help

    Ok so I recently just finished doing a ford 9" swap on my 81 monte street /strip project and I ran into a small issue. the housing I used is 60-3/4" wide which is wider than stock and thats not an issue cause I plan on just using different back spacing to make up for the extra length. However...
  5. OldBlue82

    Put Away.... Time for winter.

    Coming from ontario canada our summers are hot as hell and have winters where you commonly get a couple of feet of snow in one night. Parked the Montes today... time to get more work done on the other projects!!
  6. OldBlue82

    LS Powered Monte Build

    So I have been enjoying driving my finished 82 monte all summer and now that summer is almost over and the snow will soon come I have finally started the on the the next project. I bought the 81 monte with a 3.8 liter v6, old man driven last year for a header panel for the 82 last year. It cot...
  7. OldBlue82

    200 4r transmission leaking

    As part of my 82 montes rebuild I performed a 200 4r trans swap and installed a B&M shift kit. I have noticed the every time I have diven the car that the transmission leaks (alot) form the front bell housing. It does not leak however when the car is running. I have not wired up the lock up yet...
  8. OldBlue82

    has anyone ever heard of this car before?

    I was just searching through kijiji in my area and i came across this 1980 buick century turbo. it kinda looks like a malibu in the front but a hatch back. i have never seen or heard of this car before but i guess according to the add its 1 of 49 ever made. i was just wondering if these cars are...
  9. OldBlue82

    200 4r swap questions

    i have an 82 monte that had a th 350 in it with a stock floor shifter but i am missing the linkage since the car didnt come with the motor and trans. i swapped in a 200 4r out of a 87 monte with a column shifter. will i need to find a new aftermarket shifter or one out of a car that originally...
  10. OldBlue82

    Improper Muffler?

    ok so my daily driver is a 1990 silverado running the stock 305 with 160,000 kms on it. i drove the truck to school every day and just recently decided to modify the exhaust. i installed a cat back exhaust with a flowmaster 40 series muffler, mandrel bent tail pipes and stainless tips. it has a...
  11. OldBlue82

    82 Monte Build Thread - Project Finished!

    This is my 82 monte carlo that i bought for $500 as another project for my dad and I to work on. Im only 19 and this is goin to be my first car. It had been sitting in a barn for 7 years and according to the previous owner had been put on a monte ss frame with a 3.73 posi rear end. The car had...
  12. OldBlue82

    Hello new member from Ontario

    Hey all, Im a 19 year old coming from the small town of Clinton Ontario. Ive been into cars all my life and im new to the G body scene. i have been crazy about monte carlos ever since me and my dad finished the frame off resto of his 71 monte that he's owned since 1973. After his car was on...
  13. OldBlue82

    are 87 monte ls doors interchangeable with ss doors?

    i have a set of 87 monte ls doors kickin around and someone is interested in putting them on there 87 ss monte. will this work?

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