What did you do to your G-Body today? [2019]

Status
Not open for further replies.

pontiacgp

blank
Mar 31, 2006
29,270
20,391
113
Kitchener, Ontario
I took the GP for a drive to test out the new manual master and the brakes work great, pedal felt much better than the power brake pedal ever felt. I'm sure glad the GP has a good heater cause it was a cold one..... :)
 
  • Like
Reactions: 7 users

MrSony

Geezer
Nov 15, 2014
6,831
6,741
113
Des Moines, Iowa
looked at the new hole some more. Crank is kinda... tilted. Think it broke.
 
  • Creative
Reactions: 1 user

Wageslave

Royal Smart Person
Jan 25, 2017
1,750
3,341
113
Got the rebuild kit put in my carb, and got it back on the road for some comparison testing. With all the factory sized springs, jets, and metering rods reinstalled it actually runs a little lean in the midrange but perfect at full throttle and perfect at lean cruise. I changed to my smallest set of metering rods, which helped but not enough so tomorrow it gets pulled apart for the next size up primary jets. (98 to 102)

It's also shiny as hell now.
IMG_20191109_230919_NR.jpg
 
  • Like
Reactions: 4 users

Wageslave

Royal Smart Person
Jan 25, 2017
1,750
3,341
113
I swapped my radio over to the Pontiac unit that I had on the shelf. The other one worked fine, but I felt like changing things up a little.

IMG_20191110_221517_NR.jpg

I also did a little test and tune today. I got my carb almost right before I managed to hit a skunk. After that, it got parked in the far driveway to air out.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 3 users

1-sic-83

Apprentice
Aug 3, 2019
63
148
43
Fort Wayne indiana
Well yesterday not technically today I just didn’t have time to post it yesterday! I got the t-tops taken apart on the 87 clean up and inspected the rust it’s not as bad as I thought it would be ordering new plates for it already an gonna weld new metal in

then on the 83 I got the quarter panel primered next is the hood then the whole car will be white an body work is done

I also got the painted bezel an Bluetooth navigation double din in the dash of the 83
4054DB9E-38D3-4996-A83D-30C171469476.jpeg
50587292-4A78-4360-9AB7-04F0FB96F3BC.jpeg
B7F4D388-7F3A-40C5-9522-2E00E4B0AD08.jpeg
78F28E27-C705-4308-85A0-ABADE2C5C590.jpeg
84E6DEF9-93E1-4EF5-B3CB-2E2678BCF82E.jpeg
4DB37B7B-680A-44F6-B523-6008C9C10984.jpeg
0609E758-2F83-4408-8C04-2813F6A4079B.jpeg
14139553-29F7-40C3-BC95-916C8093F6BA.jpeg
7857DCEB-4F7A-4A18-AB45-59143E41D011.jpeg
5CD1E946-A901-4CCC-8EBF-B8EDBAEC39E0.jpeg
495D335C-FA20-4C93-9B0D-2341F2C1593F.jpeg
E53F2664-E451-460E-B8DB-94C1F88509F9.jpeg
5AF883C3-F8D4-4606-9C48-AD866114B97D.jpeg
FF3DA217-7CBA-4651-A51C-A942A2661CEB.jpeg
08A73208-9B9B-4B61-A522-4BC85521EE2C.jpeg
1C372AAA-6B6C-4629-8EEB-96257A96A182.jpeg
42BDD808-6283-4B82-B00E-1A9249DD7A82.jpeg
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 users

88AZSS

Master Mechanic
Mar 13, 2018
435
1,098
93
Mesa, AZ
I finally got to dive in to the car after a year in storage. Got it up on jacks and the wheels off to be sent to get new tires some time this week. Hate it on the jacks, always scares me that its gunna fall.

I started planning wiring up the auto dim/compass/temp/map light mirror (GNTX-221 for this interested) but found that I'll probably have to make a stand alone harness for power and such. The other map light mirror I had in before would have the lights come on when the door is opened and also controllable with the switches. A quick test of this new mirror proved the opposite, the lights would come on when the doors were opened or closed and never shut off. That's not right. I didn't expect it to work the same but was hopeful still. Back to the drawing board.
 

pontiacgp

blank
Mar 31, 2006
29,270
20,391
113
Kitchener, Ontario
I bought a ShelterLogic 24' by 12' wide by 10' for the GP and had to move the GP today so I could finish up the frame. We got a few inches of snow today so it was fun trying to move the GP around. When I was backing up to park the GP the rod for the master clutch popped off the clutch pedal. This is strange cause it is a new nylon retainer, the previous one snapped a few teeth off it when I removed everything this past spring and the previous one had been in my GP for a few years without a problem. I'll pull the pedal assembly this winter, put in new bushings and drill a hole in the pin so I can use what the brake pedal uses to keep it in place....:popcorn:
 
  • Like
Reactions: 2 users

fleming442

Captain Tenneal
Dec 26, 2013
13,046
24,216
113
I finally got to dive in to the car after a year in storage. Got it up on jacks and the wheels off to be sent to get new tires some time this week. Hate it on the jacks, always scares me that its gunna fall.

I started planning wiring up the auto dim/compass/temp/map light mirror (GNTX-221 for this interested) but found that I'll probably have to make a stand alone harness for power and such. The other map light mirror I had in before would have the lights come on when the door is opened and also controllable with the switches. A quick test of this new mirror proved the opposite, the lights would come on when the doors were opened or closed and never shut off. That's not right. I didn't expect it to work the same but was hopeful still. Back to the drawing board.
You sure it doesn't have a timer built in? You might even get lucky with theater dimming!
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

GBodyForum is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. Amazon, the Amazon logo, AmazonSupply, and the AmazonSupply logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

Please support GBodyForum Sponsors

Classic Truck Consoles Dixie Restoration Depot UMI Performance

Contact [email protected] for info on becoming a sponsor