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

[Longroof79]

looking how great it came out I would have been so excited I would have had a problem keeping my had steady too as well so don't apologize for the quality of the picture....

I wonder if it could have something to do with me just turning 70? 🤔 😊😆

 

[Rktpwrd]

Yes it is, Steve. It started out as a Caddy air cleaner assembly. I shortened the existing snorkel, welded shut all the breather holes and just recently obtained a donor air cleaner from another member of the forum. Thanks again, Paul, As you see, your crusty old air cleaner assembly came to good use. I cut the snorkel off of the donor and grafted it onto the existing unit. All in all, I'm pleased at how well it turned out.
Here's what it looked like after attaching the other snorkel. I also cut the lid down to create an open element assembly.
I wanted to emulate Donovan's air cleaner on Oldscool.
Again, I apologize for the shitty picture.View attachment 149263

I wonder if it could have something to do with me just turning 70? 🤔 😊😆

That turned out great Jack, nice job!
And happy belated? birthday!!

 

[Jims442]

Started grinding all the bubbles on the lower doors and drivers side lower quarter panel. Going to fix the rust before it gets out of control and and repaint all the grey again. Pictures to fallow.

 

[Longroof79]

That turned out great Jack, nice job!
And happy belated? birthday!!

Thank you, D,
You're much too kind my friend...Yes, belated at this time...

 

[MrSony]

what thermostat do you have and it looks like your battery is kinda low....the gauges look great... 👍

180 parts store stant. Recently flushed year old champion rad, yearish old everything else. Flowkooler water pump. 4th gen f body fans. I'll be sitting at a stoplight, leave, then the gauge swings down to 150 then back up to 180 due to the sheer volume of coolant the flowkooler can move.

 

[pontiacgp]

180 parts store stant. Recently flushed year old champion rad, yearish old everything else. Flowkooler water pump. 4th gen f body fans. I'll be sitting at a stoplight, leave, then the gauge swings down to 150 then back up to 180 due to the sheer volume of coolant the flowkooler can move.

sounds like an airlock and 180° is too cool for an engine to run.

 

[pontiacgp]

I was going to change the map sensor for the MSD box and noticed the vacuum hose was split on the bottom at the manifold port. I like the Fast EFI but I'm going to have to stop relying on the live screen, the system compensates for a vacuum leak so the A/F looks ok even with a manifold leak.... 🤔

I had to clean up the spare T5 WC I have for the GP and get it ready to ship. I don't need a back up anymore so I listed it for sale and a transmission shop in Winnipeg is buying it for a customer of theirs with a 56 Pontiac. .....👍

 

[Bonnewagon]

The Bonnewagon started looking shabby and I just realized it's been almost 10 years since I painted it. The boat paint brush-job was chalky and rust spots were beginning. Not that bad considering it is outdoors all year. So I cleaned up the rusty spots and the chipped paint and sanded it all. The Interlux Steel Grey Polyurethane had faded to grey primer looking so this time I mixed in some Rustoleum black to darken it. It is more charcoal grey now. The weather is kind of hot and dry so it dried too fast and did not flow out very well. But this first coat will protect the metal for now. I like the darker color too. When I get a cool dry day I will give it a final coat.

 

[MrSony]

sounds like an airlock and 180° is too cool for an engine to run.

Temp is too consistent for an air pocket imo. I drove it for 100 miles after the gauge swap and it holds steady at 180 driving around. Went 70mph(3krpm) for about 20 minutes, temp off the highway was maybe 185/190. Drive around town a few minutes, temp resumes at 180. It's got no symptoms of overheating or doing what my previous gauges did, the Wild temp swings. I'll double check hose temp with my temp gun, but it seems legit.

 

[pontiacgp]

Temp is too consistent for an air pocket imo. I drove it for 100 miles after the gauge swap and it holds steady at 180 driving around. Went 70mph(3krpm) for about 20 minutes, temp off the highway was maybe 185/190. Drive around town a few minutes, temp resumes at 180. It's got no symptoms of overheating or doing what my previous gauges did, the Wild temp swings. I'll double check hose temp with my temp gun, but it seems legit.

I hope you change your oil every 1000 miles due to your engine running too cool to burn contaminates like water. You can damage your engine running it cool due to lack of lubrication.