What did you do to your G-Body today? [2011-2018]

[Local Hero]

After having another oil fouled plug on #7, yeah, the hardest one to get to with the header tube and heater box in the way. I discovered that I'll be replacing the valve guide seals on an engine that the P.O. swore was freshly rebuilt. It's going to have to wait until mid summer when my boys are in between sports and I can lay the car up for a few days.

I figure at the same time I'll ditch the factory heater box in favor of the Vintage Air heat and defrost unit I have, and will swap out the original brake distribution block then too.

 

[Turbo Zach]

Ordered a set of cooper cobras. 3 showed up, one was badly damaged. Bet money on it was stuck on one of the rollers or a conveyor belt. It had to be on there for anywhere from 20 minutes to almost an hour for it to do that much damage. I could poke my finger through the sidewall if I wanted to. Summit is sending me a new tire. Stupid *ss UPS. The last one is still MIA. For some reason, it's lagging behind the other 3. came in at 5:57 this morning, not even on a truck to be delivered yet at... 3pm.
Edit: 4:11 pm, not even marked "Out For Delivery" yet. Jesus. End of Wednesday May 2nd my *ss.

Are you selling drugs, or did you get a job? I can't poop out hundred dollar bills. Can you?

 

[Pedrolif]

Must be Cutlass season?!?!?!?!

isn't it always Cutlass Season?
Didn't do much, cleaned the mouse nest out of the air cleaner, hope they didn't migrate into the exhaust manifold and further. Or up the tail pipe. Find out tomorrow when i put a battery in it and see what sparks fly and bones crunch. 😗 and what flies out the tail pipe.

 

[MrSony]

Are you selling drugs, or did you get a job? I can't poop out hundred dollar bills. Can you?

New job monday, Napa Warehouse (also has Valvoline VR1, neat), but up until now I've been doing random car-fixy things. Mainly rebuilding qjets. Bushings, well plugs, etc. Took a few carbs to build up the money lol.

 

[MrSony]

The 4th and final tire got here today, a whole day late for some reason, so now I'm just waiting on new tire #3. Probably sometime next week. :L

 

[Bigtexs]

This is what I did to my g body today

 

[Pedrolif]

Tossed a battery in the 85 Cutlass, cranked it over for a bit, checked the windows. Drivers rolls up and down, nada on passenger side. Power locks work! Did not fire it up, never got gas into the filter up front, but that's ok, alternator wasn't spinning. Ordered one and went ahead with taking everything out to get to the water pump. Checked brake fluid (none). And forgot to take a picture.
Checked RPO codes, 7.5" rear end with... 2.14 ring gear, sad. TH200 transmission. Water pump gasket coming in tomorrow with the alternator. Over the next few evenings after work I'll have to put it back together.

 

[Gremlinsteve]

Install on 36mm front bar is complete
The car settled in her but about 1/4 inch I think

The moog 5660 will need trimming I bet
I'll start with 1/8th a coil and go from there

Pics showing its current stance/look

It really surprises me at how well she runs. It just needs about 150-200 more rwhp.

 

[Gremlinsteve]

Install on 36mm front bar is complete
The car settled in her but about 1/4 inch I think

The moog 5660 will need trimming I bet
I'll start with 1/8th a coil and go from there

Pics showing its current stance/look

It really surprises me at how well she runs. It just needs about 150-200 more rwhp.

Also a pic showing cruise rpm. I still feel it's running a 3.42 gear. This is a 200c in lockup
2500 rpm at 55 mph

 

[Turbolq4]

So I replaced the shift solenoids, fluid pressure control, and internal wire harness in the 80e. No dice. It seems to have liquified the first gear clutch pack. Fun.