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Many 1960s/1970s convertibles used an X-shaped crossmember to stiffen up the chassis. Some people used to retrofit the convertible crossmembers to coupes to get a bit more rigidity. Has anyone made anything similar for the G body?

I've always been a Ford guy, but when my wife's car went terminal in 2002 I had to give her mine so she could get to work. A friend had a wrecker service; he gave me a 1980 Malibu wagon that he'd removed from a repair shop after it had been abandoned. It had a horrible banging noise from the...

Is there a fast-fill master cylinder that will fit the G bodies? I made a pass through the local U-Pull, but all the ones I found pointed up at a fairly steep angle and the reservoirs were made to match that. My '80 Malibu's master cylinder sits closer to level. It would be nice if it has the...

On my '80 Malibu, I have the latch and side stops adjusted so my hood sits evenly with the fenders and front fascia when closed. But going down the road, the front corners of the hood bounce about noticeably; on a rough road, maybe 3/4 inch. And on the freeway, the corners will lift a quarter...

After years of carefully assisting the driver's window up and down, the regulator has finally given up the ghost. The dealer says they're NLA, and the ones I've found in the local junkyards haven't been in that much better shape than the one I already had. Anyone know where I can get a new...