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    A++ transaction with 79regaldriver !!

    Dealing with him was great from start to finish, got my items 3 business days after transaction as promised and items exactly as described ! Thank You !
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    ...and I think i need a trans...

    Motor runs great drive the car and as soon as it gets hot the car wont shift and it free revs and then bangs into gear at like 6k ... don't know the history of the trans other than its a th350 that was in the car... tried to shift it manually and tried to let the adjustable modulator shift...
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    setting the timing on LS with a MSD LS 6010 tips? suggestions?

    Now that my car runs and drives ... I need to set the timing up.. the timing pills they give you seem terrible... motor is a 5.3 with a 232/234 .595/.598 cam and 243 vette heads milled down .0015" motor should rev to 7k what is a good timing curve to setup ? just somwhere to start where the...
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    how to restore aluminum weld wheels ?

    My G body came with weld 15x7 drag lights but they are pretty shot right now, i tried various aluminum polishes but it needs more... is it possible to wet sand these and buff them out ? Im just trying to get them to be presentable so I can sell them
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    my blazer brake upgrade / hub conversion plans

    did alota research on this and also my buddy is a huge s10 blazer guy He is giving me belltech 2102 2" drop spindles SKF wheel hubs - BR930497 AC Delco Calipers 18R1372 and 18R1373 (loaded calipers) generic 04 blazer rotors of your choice supposidly u can use the G body hoses or centric...
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    where is the water coming in ? 83 monte ss

    whenever it rains/snows the floor of the car is wet... the seals around the door/window look shot ? I assume its coming from there.. what is the proper term for those seals so i can order them also is one brand better than the next? want to solve this problem before i put the interior in car...
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    what do i need to order for interior? (hopefully final order)

    car is currently full bench, doing bucket conversion, b*m ratchet shifter, stock center console my cart is currently : http://www.mikesmontes.com/Used-Full-Console-Body-with-New-Door-and-Shift-Plate_p_1479.html (but in blue) http://www.mikesmontes.com/Console-Mounting-Bracket_p_42.html...
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    guesstimate what power my 5.3 lm7 is making

    LM7 5.3 with : ported/milled 243 heads comp cams 232/234 .595/.598 110LSA cam holley 670 cfm carb holley mid rise carb intake manifold msd LS box msd wires no a/c electric fans TSP 1-7/8 long tube headers that will be going to a 3" x-pipe then to (2) black widow widowmaker 3" mufflers to a...
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    anyone else like 70s-80s caddys ?

    same as my love for G-body cars... growing up in NYC/NJ I was exposed to these cars BIGGG when I was young, everyone in the neighborhood had them, in fact my father had some garages that people rented where the guy had 2 , 5th gen coupe devilles, he also had another like 8 cars at various...
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    Help me with vacuum pump for brakes !

    So I installed the CVR 555 vacuum pump , the instructions give 2 options for install one being from manifold to the exhaust port on the pump and then the vacuum port on the pump to the booster. 2nd is vacuum port on manifold to check valve to T fitting then the bottom of the T fitting goes to...
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    What is everyone's favorite G body model and why ?

    Personally the Monte SS (which I have) and the Regal are my 2 favorites...not sure why other than growing up in brooklyn and NYC area I seen alot of these 2 cars out and they just stuck with me.... the olds hurst cars I like too
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    83 SS bench to bucket and column to console questions...

    been searching on here a few days trying to gather what info I could before I made a thread about it and I cant figure out couple things (i feel stupid because I can build an engine but dumb stuff like this I have to ask about ) Right now I have full bench and column shifter... (the column hits...
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    my plans for 83 monte ss gauge cluster

    Since this car never ran when I purchased it unknown if the stock gauges even work (35 year old wiring) and other people messing with it combined with the fact that I am doing a carbed LS Swap I decided to do my own cluster setup. I purchased the 5 hole shadow box from dixiesrestorationdepot...
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    Does anyone have better directions/photos on how to do the a/c box to non a/c heater box

    I am trying to follow the directions that came with the part from gbodyparts.com but the instructions are terrible. I am up to the part where u need to cut the old part to attach it to the new part (step 11-13) does anyone have some better pics of when they did this ? it would really be...
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    83 Monte wiring diagram help

    I am trying to figure out why I get no power or lights or anything in my monte SS .. now given there is no motor in the car currently but I am trying to clean up the wiring before I put the motor in. Problem is I got the car and the wiring was kind of hacked up already. Here is where I...
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    My 83 Monte Carlo SS carb LS build

    About a month ago I got a tip from a friend someone was selling a clean Monte Carlo SS in blue with a locked up 305. I go check it out and turns out the car is clean, minimal rust, was someone's show car at some point, but sat outside for about a year. Make an offer, offer accepted, go with...
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    My 5.3 LS build (please provide insightful advice)

    I bought a 5.3 LM7 (vin T) motor today at a local salvage yard that my shop deals with - 650 including the coil packs/accessory drive I picked out what cam, intake manifold and carb I will be using (comp custom grinded cam, holley intake manifold, Holley 670 CFM street avenger, and the MSD LS...
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    Differences between the TH350 and TH400

    So my 83 Monte SS has a th350 in it (factory) now my question is, (don't know alot about old school transes) Is the setup of the th350 and th400 interchangable. In other words, I would like to run a built th400 but I want to get the 5.3 im going to build in the car and running/moving first and...
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    My 01 Camaro SS build

    May 2015 I got a 1 owner pewter camaro SS with 56k miles on it , t-tops , 6mt , leather etc; no SLP options Was constantly working on it over the past year + and this is its current state : -Moser 9" rear with 35 spline spool, and 4.30 gears -spec stage 3 6 puck clutch -msd 2 step -weld RTS...
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    What chevy small block crate should I swap in?

    now that I acquired this 83 Monte SS , I am looking into fully dressed crate motors ... obviously putting a chevy small bloxk makes the most sense for ease purposes So what makes someone choose to get a crate motor from one manufacturer or business versus another ? I am leaning towards a 383...

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