BUILD THREAD 81 Buick/Olds Turbo Wagon 02/15/2024 More Parts!

[liquidh8]

Re: 81 Century/GN Wagon build-up New Pics! Update 2/18/14

Holy sh*t man, you don't mess around! They look great! I can't wait to try them out. Get with me over email on Monday about the shipping! Thanks you SIR! 😀

 

[Blake442]

Re: 81 Century/GN Wagon build-up New Pics! Update 2/18/14

Should be able to get your bumper out thursday, Jim.
I had the back of my truck nice and cleaned out, but then we got a nice 1" coating of ice on everything followed by about 6" of snow...
This has been one of the roughest winters I can remember...

 

[liquidh8]

Re: 81 Century/GN Wagon build-up New Pics! Update 2/18/14

Should be able to get your bumper out Thursday, Jim.
I had the back of my truck nice and cleaned out, but then we got a nice 1" coating of ice on everything followed by about 6" of snow...
This has been one of the roughest winters I can remember...

Blake, sounds good. We had 2 days of 50+ degrees of weather, it melted a lot of the snow. But it is gong right back to 20-35 degree weather, with snow/ice for Wednesday. So not a lot will get done on the car. I am just gathering parts. Thank you again sir!

 

[liquidh8]

Re: 81 Century/GN Wagon build-up New Pics! Update 2/18/14

EBL SFI-6 has showed up, I also have new pins for the ECM plugs. I did not take them out of the wrapper yet, as I am not ready for them. ESD and all,

 

[Onebadbowtie86]

Re: 81 Century/GN Wagon build-up New Pics! Update 2/18/14

Loving your build!

Have you been able to try out the new brackets with the ls1 calipers and c6 rotors?

 

[liquidh8]

Re: 81 Century/GN Wagon build-up New Pics! Update 2/18/14

Loving your build!

Have you been able to try out the new brackets with the ls1 calipers and c6 rotors?

Thank you 😀 I have not. I don't have LS1 PABs. I went to the local u-pull-it, and found 2 LS1 brake systems, but both Camaro were laying on the ground, in almost 1 foot of water from the rains and melting snow. If they are there on the weekend of the 8th and 9th, I may pull them. I just have no other time to get to the yard.

 

[the ghoul]

Re: 81 Century/GN Wagon build-up New Pics! Update 2/18/14

I dont want to jack the thread your pull you off topic but I was able to find DXF files for 3rd gen fbody brake conversions. If I understand correctly 3rd gen fbody and s10 are the exact same suspensions as the stock G body just diffrent width wise.
If this is the case I now have all the info I need to make the following brackets with both the stock G body spindles and the 2wd Jimmy spindles.
- C4, C5, C6, Z51
- CTS-V
- LS1 and 2010+ Fbody

PM if you want to be a guinny pig for any of these. Basically Id be willing to send you a free set of brackets and genearic shims. In return I would request that you install them using the stock calipers, pabs, and rotors of the cars listed and verify fitment. It would be ideal if you had a set of digital calipers and could give me accurate dimensional corrections.
My hope one day is to be able to offer these conversion kits for sale to the gbody jimmy and blazer.
Once we have one or two verified I will create a post in the sales section.

 

[liquidh8]

Re: 81 Century/GN Wagon build-up New Pics! Update 2/18/14

I have stock g-body spindle I can hack up too, ie, cut off the ears and try some of these out. I may be able to get the LS1 stuff too. SO, if no one steps up and want try try these out on the g-body spindle, I can at least trial fit some of these. 😀

 

[the ghoul]

Re: 81 Century/GN Wagon build-up New Pics! Update 2/18/14

I have stock g-body spindle I can hack up too, ie, cut off the ears and try some of these out. I may be able to get the LS1 stuff too. SO, if no one steps up and want try try these out on the g-body spindle, I can at least trial fit some of these. 😀

thanks man, I appreciate it.
let me know if you land the ls1 pabs and rotors. If so I will send you a set of the ls1 and c5 brackets for the gbody spindles (dosent hurt to prove them out eh?

I have a set of stock 2wd jimmy spindles and the stock Gbodys. I think all I would need to do is collect the pabs and rotors for them. Looks like the C4 is next to useless for the jimmy spindles as they are only 19mm larger than the stock 2wd jimmy ones.

 

[liquidh8]

Re: 81 Century/GN Wagon build-up New Pics! Update 2/18/14

Will do. If they are there, I will grab LS1 stuff, and I will let you know!

The C4 is kinda useless I think, like you said. C5 and C6 are the better options over just running the Blazer and the LS1.