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

[1320John$$$]

mount them ahead of the peg on the vac. cannister. Mounting it behind like the directions say preloads the spring. I did mine in front and it limits it to 8* of vacuum advance, got about 42* cruising.

Thanks for the heads up

 

[MalibuDavyou5]

She's still sitting, and we are about to get snow (more like Slush) tonight, I was kind of hoping for the stimulus package vote which would excel or put a boost in buying the new engine but as it stands I may have to go with my plan for March of next year which means Winter saving. We'll see I guess.

But anyway I did decide to spend alittle and finally got my package in today. I got a sales brochure for the 81' Malibu check it out. I put it in the car.

 

[Injectedcutty]

Got home early today so was messing around with the Cutlass and it's stupid whistle. I actually think I got rid of it, but was messing with TPS resets and such.
Decided to go for a rip around the block, uhhhh no 2nd gear or further. Thought it was a fluke, sure enough no 2nd gear, WTF??????

Did some troubleshooting and everything seemed fine. Odd. Talked to Northernregal back and forth and he read my mind to do a manual shift. Whattya know, trans was shifting just fine up and down in manual mode.

Put it back in drive and all of a sudden it was working just fine. Shifting as programmed. Who knows, coulda been a sticky solenoid, I'll write it off sheesh! I did give it the beans the other night so I was worried I messed something up.

 

[5spdCab]

She's still sitting, and we are about to get snow (more like Slush) tonight, I was kind of hoping for the stimulus package vote which would excel or put a boost in buying the new engine but as it stands I may have to go with my plan for March of next year which means Winter saving. We'll see I guess.

But anyway I did decide to spend alittle and finally got my package in today. I got a sales brochure for the 81' Malibu check it out. I put it in the car.

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Put that sales brochure in a safe place indoors through the winter, and until you get that new engine installed.

 

[88AZSS]

Cut down and crimped butt connectors to some connectors I found a while back. I installed the heavy duty relay harness for my power windows and need a break in the power and ground wires that go to the battery. There are one of each for each side so I grabbed two of these connectors from an 80s Cadillac engine bay and they’re the perfect size and gauge wiring. I’ll put one on each side behind the dash so I can easily unplug if I need to pull the doors.

I then started test fitting my electric fan setup. These fans are from a Chrysler 300M. I’ll need to make up a bracket for it to mount to the top plate. Cut off the side ears and it fit good other than being short. Any suggestions on how to mount securely are surely welcome.

 

[Injectedcutty]

Cut down and crimped butt connectors to some connectors I found a while back. I installed the heavy duty relay harness for my power windows and need a break in the power and ground wires that go to the battery. There are one of each for each side so I grabbed two of these connectors from an 80s Cadillac engine bay and they’re the perfect size and gauge wiring. I’ll put one on each side behind the dash so I can easily unplug if I need to pull the doors.
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I then started test fitting my electric fan setup. These fans are from a Chrysler 300M. I’ll need to make up a bracket for it to mount to the top plate. Cut off the side ears and it fit good other than being short. Any suggestions on how to mount securely are surely welcome.
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I just made some simple brackets out of flat aluminum or steel. I have 4 total (2 holding the fans to the top plate, 2 on bottom at core support.) If need be I'll get pics, just let me know.
Use the KISS principle.

 

[Tomicamino]

Made new exhaust rear axle crossing

 

[Tomicamino]

Out came the supercharger and fuel injection, carb in, some dismantling to be fixed in winter, now she goes to winter rest before snow comes.

 

[Maverick's_Monte]

Changed out the fuel filter and extended the fuel line that runs from the filter to the pump a little bit more. I had not noticed this, a friend of mine did, but there was a real nasty bend in the line and may have been causing my motor to "cough" whenever I might whack the throttle. Motor may have been starving for fuel in that instance. I took it for a drive after and that seemed to clear it up.

 

[UC645]

Put the Sharpe 75 I bought at Canfield to work today. Sprayed the trunk with some old Martin Senour trunk coating and it came out fantastic.

It’s supposed to be a navy blue, but turned a bit darker from sitting on a shelf for over 20 years. Sprayed fantastic, though.