bought the wheels from craigslist and they came with lug nuts. they came off a grand national. didn't realize these regals have different size lug thread till it was too late! luckily the back was fine because its already got the 8.5 in it.
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bought the wheels from craigslist and they came with lug nuts. they came off a grand national. didn't realize these regals have different size lug thread till it was too late! luckily the back was fine because its already got the 8.5 in it.
Let get it decently low. Lemme find you a pic.
Btw my car is on stock front v6 springs and it rubs the back of the wheel well at lock. With 215/65/15 on the 15x7 vette wheels
Btw my car is on stock front v6 springs and it rubs the back of the wheel well at lock. With 215/65/15 on the 15x7 vette wheels
mebe007 car looks nice! sure wish i had your interior! mines maroon from headliner to carpet and EVERYTHING in between with bench seats. im considering fiberglass bumpers in the future for a little weight reduction. as much as i hate to do it i'm gonna have to put a cowl hood on it too to make room for the edebrock victor jr. intake manifold. do you know any aftermarket parts places for hoods? also is it only 78-80 regal or can i get a hood for something else that will also fit, like the montes or 81+ regals? oh and how the heck does this grill come off? i've looked everywhere for mounting screws to take it off but i cant find anything!
The bolts are in the backside of the grill. You have to access them from.the back. I think they are 10mm
As far as hoods, yes 78-80 regal only. A good place is vfnfiberglass.com
I bought a factory cowl hood off a 79 turbo regal off this forum
My car originally came with pillow top seats with the 70/30 split front bench, power everything. These seats came out of a cutless and I had them reupholstered.
Another option for a fender for you is to get a 78-79 fender. They are the same, but you will just have to cut the hole for the side marker since they had them in the header panel
I'll keep my eyes open for a fender for you though. Keep your eyes open for me, I need headlight bezels, and new bumpers. Also drip rail trim since I removed the landau top
As far as hoods, yes 78-80 regal only. A good place is vfnfiberglass.com
I bought a factory cowl hood off a 79 turbo regal off this forum
My car originally came with pillow top seats with the 70/30 split front bench, power everything. These seats came out of a cutless and I had them reupholstered.
Another option for a fender for you is to get a 78-79 fender. They are the same, but you will just have to cut the hole for the side marker since they had them in the header panel
I'll keep my eyes open for a fender for you though. Keep your eyes open for me, I need headlight bezels, and new bumpers. Also drip rail trim since I removed the landau top
mebe007 said:
if i could find the trim i'd be getting rid of my vinyl top too! i'll keep a look out, i'm gonna try to hit up some junk yards in the dfw area soon. what does a stock cowl from the turbo 78-80 regals look like? i've only seen the 81-87 g/n ones...
mebe007 said:
ohh i like that, probably wouldn't give me enough clearance though, my hood touches the engine cover now and the different manifold sets up at least an inch from where its at now. i've only been able to find 4" cowls... wish i could find a 2" i'm not a fan of the aftermarket ones at all but i have no other option. our hoods dont have much of a body line in the middle and i like that, all the fiberglass cowls have a big ol' body line running down the center that doesnt really look right in my opinion. hey its nice to finally talk to another pre 81' regal owner!
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