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

[Tomeal]

Pulled it out with the fenders temporarily bolted on. I might not have to cut the fronts.

Standing back looking at it, it looks ok. I'm 6' tall, I don't want a snake chaser. It is a truck, so it should stand like one!

 

[melloelky]

wait till the rest of the weight's in it.you never know.

 

[fleming442]

wait till the rest of the weight's in it.you never know.

And, drive it around a bit. It should settle a half to an inch....

 

[melloelky]

throw it in the pool,it'll be smaller when it comes out..wait what?

 

[MrSony]

190 on a 50 degree day isnt good with a 180 thermostat.

Something is still wrong with your cooling system

Holy crap, large picture. But it helps actually. My needle maintains itself inbetween the line for 190 and the dotted line, of which I don't know what it means. I was always under the impression a normal cooling system will always run around 5-10 degrees hotter than what the thermostat is rated at. I've got a 7 blade clutch fan from my suburban (only useful thing that pos did), new HD clutch, newer water pump (HD unit for an 85 GN, normal rotation), new heater core, new t stat, newer Champion radiator (not the frozen one), new belts, everything. Temp gun is consitent in 180ishto 190 temp readings as well. it never even cracked 200 (passed the dotten line) during break in. After shutdown it will climb to around 230, but start it back up it goes back down to 190ish within a few seconds. No weird temp spikes, heat works fine, everything seems to be ok.

 

[TURNA]

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Holy crap, large picture. But it helps actually. My need maintains itself inbetween the line for 190 and the dotted line, of which I don't know what it means. I was always under the impression a normal cooling system will always run around 5-10 degrees hotter than what the thermostat is rated at. I've got a 7 blade clutch fan from my suburban (only useful thing that pos did), new HD clutch, newer water pump (HD unit for an 85 GN, normal rotation), new heater core, new t stat, newer Champion radiator (not the frozen one), new belts, everything. Temp gun is consitent in 180ishto 190 temp readings as well. it never even cracked 200 (passed the dotten line) during break in. After shutdown it will climb to around 230, but start it back up it goes back down to 190ish within a few seconds. No weird temp spikes, heat works fine, everything seems to be ok.

When you hit those 3 dots means You're out!! just like in baseball!!!

 

[pontiacgp]

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Holy crap, large picture. But it helps actually. My need maintains itself inbetween the line for 190 and the dotted line, of which I don't know what it means. I was always under the impression a normal cooling system will always run around 5-10 degrees hotter than what the thermostat is rated at. I've got a 7 blade clutch fan from my suburban (only useful thing that pos did), new HD clutch, newer water pump (HD unit for an 85 GN, normal rotation), new heater core, new t stat, newer Champion radiator (not the frozen one), new belts, everything. Temp gun is consitent in 180ishto 190 temp readings as well. it never even cracked 200 (passed the dotten line) during break in. After shutdown it will climb to around 230, but start it back up it goes back down to 190ish within a few seconds. No weird temp spikes, heat works fine, everything seems to be ok.

I would switch the guage out for one that has a better amount of temperature readings

 

[MrSony]

congrats on the voyage! are you still using that same radiator from before?didn't you have some concerns back then with it?

i think those concerns, whatever they were, are gone now.

 

[carnutjw]

Still need to torque everything down, cotter pins, and brake fluid, but here is the basic appearance. C5 rotors, C6 calipers, S10 Blazer spindles, KORE3 brackets and hoses, Summit UCAs, Proforged +1/2" upper and lower ball joints. I know somebody wants to tell me I'm wasting my time because the large single piston G body caliper has awesome clamping force, blah, blah, blah. 12.8" rotor vs. 10.5, twin piston caliper vs. single, looks cool, yeah this is what I want. FYI- Gbody spindle, rotor, caliper, pads=42.2 lbs., current combo=49.2 lbs.

 

[MrSony]

2nd voyage was also a success. No leaks. I actually turned down the adjustable pressure regulator. idk bout yall but near 100psi cold seems excessive to me. no leaks. 😀
oil is still new looking after 100 miles. previous engine it'd be brown by now.