What did you buy for your G body today? [2023]

[melloelky]

#10&#14 advance limiter bushings for the dist from 4secondsflat.com

 

[ck80]

Ok sounds great, I appreciate that, not sure what you’re thinking but please let me know and we can work it out according to your schedule. I’m looking for the upper with door pulls and the rear defrost trim plate. Not in a hurry. Interior won’t go in for a year.

I'll try to get ahold of better pictures for you. There may be some uppers in Massachusetts of all places, but, they were salon-based not supreme-based like an 87. Unless my better half gets around to helping on a box, I've get active for a few minutes at a time then tire out. So it'll be the packaging that would take a bit, if you wanted to deal with the fixing them up.

 

[john87442]

I'll try to get ahold of better pictures for you. There may be some uppers in Massachusetts of all places, but, they were salon-based not supreme-based like an 87. Unless my better half gets around to helping on a box, I've get active for a few minutes at a time then tire out. So it'll be the packaging that would take a bit, if you wanted to deal with the fixing them up.

That would be great I really need the uppers if you can find them and time isn’t an issue for me it will be apart for awhile. Thanks

 

[ck80]

That would be great I really need the uppers if you can find them and time isn’t an issue for me it will be apart for awhile. Thanks

If I can get reliably on this chemo it was my plan to hit new england a couple days this summer, and, then later on for a couple weeks in the fall.

With those uppers it's a double edged sword: they would've come off a car I parted sometime around 2000-2002, and, shelved without looking at them since. So they were in good condition off a car not very old at the time. But. Now they've been shelved wrapped up for 20 years. So who knows how they aged? Inside a warehouse, good, with pest control good. So we can see on those uppers too, as long as you're OK with the uppers not being correct for an 87 442, being the salon style not the Supreme style

 

[john87442]

If I can get reliably on this chemo it was my plan to hit new england a couple days this summer, and, then later on for a couple weeks in the fall.

With those uppers it's a double edged sword: they would've come off a car I parted sometime around 2000-2002, and, shelved without looking at them since. So they were in good condition off a car not very old at the time. But. Now they've been shelved wrapped up for 20 years. So who knows how they aged? Inside a warehouse, good, with pest control good. So we can see on those uppers too, as long as you're OK with the uppers not being correct for an 87 442, being the salon style not the Supreme style

I’m not sure what you mean by the style I’ll have to look that up but I am mainly interested in the door pull handles because mine are the vertical ones not the strap. I’m interested in them either way hopefully they’re still in good condition. I appreciate your offer and effort, please let me know when you have a chance to look at them.

 

[ck80]

I’m not sure what you mean by the style I’ll have to look that up but I am mainly interested in the door pull handles because mine are the vertical ones not the strap. I’m interested in them either way hopefully they’re still in good condition. I appreciate your offer and effort, please let me know when you have a chance to look at them.

The cutlass salon was used in 85-86 to build the 442s. It had a horizontal long door pull running parallel. The 87 442 used the cutlass Supreme door panel as it's base. It has the slightly off from vertical pull strap.

Lowers are easy as they're more or less in the way here. Uppers are about 1100 miles away give or take, and, why I haven't touched them in a long time. Last time I was in the building where they are was actually about 3 years ago now 😉

 

[john87442]

Ok I was aware of the base model situation but I had seen 86 panels with the door pull like mine and thought it was a two year thing only. This makes more sense now. I am not interested in the long strap pulls. And will have to look at the bottom panels closer. I certainly appreciate you informing me about this. I’ll reach back out to you when I get a good look at them. Thanks

 

[CopperNick]

A roll of 5/16ths and a roll of 3/8ths Ni-Copp tubing that will become the feed and return lines for the gas tank. As a bit of FYI, I did spec out the NI-Copp for suitability and apparently it is rated by the manufacturer for use in fuel systems. Being a nicket/copper alloy it is more impervious to rust and corrosion and easier to form and shape. My last lines were stainless and they were a stone pain to work with. They got yarded out as a precaution when I was replacing the floors and never did get put back. I like the idea of easy in this case; I can even flare them for AN fittings to make them look "pretty" Hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee.😀


Nick

 

[CopperNick]

Not technically bought until it is paid for but ordered a repair panel for the passenger's side quarter panel on the Monte. 2-3 weeks to arrive but at least there was one in stock that I could score.


Nick

 

[ck80]

Another not today, but, yesterday at the GM Carlisle meet:

Base am/fm radio;

Stay-down license plate brackets