What Did You Do To Your G-Body Today? [2020]

[WanaBa442]

It is a small allen head set screw. The adjuster goes up thru the bottom, and the set screw holds it in place.
Just did this yesterday.

 

[pontiacgp]

I picked up the serpentine belt today, it's 95.5" long so changing the ps pump bracket from a Chevy pick up to the camaro the belt is 3" shorter. With the belt installed I noticed the alternator and ps pump pulleys sit further out from the engine. It seems the bracket is wider that than the truck bracket. I removed the truck bracket and used some 3/8" washers as shims and all the pulleys are lined up now....

 

[CopperNick]

Posted more completely about this elsewhere, but summarily I did manage to finish the return circuit for my power steering pump to the box. The whole saga is posted under the steering section of the forums.

 

[DSPbuilt]

I finally got it insured and tagged! Drove to local shop to try and get a quote on finishing up the exhaust. Drove around some more so the Holley can get some learn time.

 

[MrSony]

Found my vacuum leak.
Last year, on the day we put it away into winter storage it started running bad. Low power, put your foot in it to go up a hill and it'd die, sometimes even stall out.
Pretty sure I knew what it was, and had all winter to think about it.
So, I confirmed my suspicions this morning after driving it 20 miles to get the new inspection sticker
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Hose fitting to the charcoal canister line had pulled out of the carb body.
That sucked😉

Is there supposed to be vacuum at the bowl vent?

 

[Bigtexs]

I finally got tired of filling the ps pump with ps fluid before I take my Elco for a drive and changed out the ps pump

 

[5spdCab]

Spent the day at the JY looking for useful upgrade items. Picked up 2 pr of power mirror motors. First pair from a Buick LaSaber, the second pair from a Cadillac which also has mirror heat.
The mirror motors only cost $5.49 pr.

My next score is a very nice pair of bucket seats (driver side w/power) in an acceptable dark gray color (the rest of my interior is black), from a '97 Cutlass. Before leaving the Cutlass, I also got the lighted/mirrored sunvisors, dome light w/maplights, rearview mirror w/reading lights, and the SPDT rocker switch for the sun/moon roof (just because I like switches).
The Cutlass parts cost me a total of $160.12 tax included.
I am a happy man today!!!

 

[fleming442]

Spent the day at the JY looking for useful upgrade items. Picked up 2 pr of power mirror motors. First pair from a Buick LaSaber, the second pair from a Cadillac which also has mirror heat.
The mirror motors only cost $5.49 pr.

My next score is a very nice pair of bucket seats (driver side w/power) in an acceptable dark gray color (the rest of my interior is black), from a '97 Cutlass. Before leaving the Cutlass, I also got the lighted/mirrored sunvisors, dome light w/maplights, rearview mirror w/reading lights, and the SPDT rocker switch for the sun/moon roof (just because I like switches).
The Cutlass parts cost me a total of $160.12 tax included.
I am a happy man today!!!
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Curious to see this one!

 

[5spdCab]

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Curious to see this one!

The plan is to put them in the Caballero. I am hoping that the mount holes are in the correct position.

 

[MrSony]

Attempted to change my water pump. After I drained the coolant from the drain pan to a larger one, I found all this:

FLUSH YOUR BLOCKS PEOPLE. Never trust a craigslist/fb marketplace engine. This could've gotten a lot worse than it was. I flushed the block rad and heater core with the hose so that's all good now.

Besides that, I ****in ripped my water pump gasket and the pump I got, while shorter (which is what I wanted), is slightly different in body shape so my pulley hits the water pump. I need to get some washers with a 5/8 hole to space the pulley out. Nothing I havent done before, but just annoying.

So that's what I tried to do to my g body today.