What Did You Do To Your G-Body Today? [2022]

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SS_Malibu

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Finished up the sound deadener and got the carpet and shifter cover in.
 

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oldsmobile joe

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Picked and finally put some new shoes on the G wagon today. Corvette knock offs in 17x9.5 with 275/40/17 treads.
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mclellan83

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Went 0 for 3 last night with Holley's shot at resolving the "RF interference", first put the tin foil back and cut the pink wire that was ignition to make it a full time power to the battery. No luck, did the normal run for a few seconds and die. Second was to then disconnect the alternator, exact same outcome. Then was to also disconnect the electric fans which also had the same result........
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gbodytoys

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Got rid of the squeaking by tightening the alternator belt, but I still have too much play in the power steering belt which I couldn't sort out (only got the bolt behind the pulley off and that wasn't enough).

Smaller win...my grille springs came so my grille isn't dangling around, although I should have just gone to a hardware store and got some springs for $2. My trunk switch also came so I temporarily mounted that on the drivers side.

Still have to figure out why my front left tire is hitting the fender (235/60/15). It was doing it before I put the new springs and shocks on and it's still doing it. It's the only tire that's rubbing and I'm not sure if it's body mounts, control arms, or the fender well.
 
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A couple of years ago I put a BeCool aluminum in radiator with dual electric fans. The relay I had running it fried. So I put this Ron Davies unit in it. It’s only been a couple of weeks but I’m pretty happy with it.
 

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86LK

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Got rid of the squeaking by tightening the alternator belt, but I still have too much play in the power steering belt which I couldn't sort out (only got the bolt behind the pulley off and that wasn't enough).

Smaller win...my grille springs came so my grille isn't dangling around, although I should have just gone to a hardware store and got some springs for $2. My trunk switch also came so I temporarily mounted that on the drivers side.

Still have to figure out why my front left tire is hitting the fender (235/60/15). It was doing it before I put the new springs and shocks on and it's still doing it. It's the only tire that's rubbing and I'm not sure if it's body mounts, control arms, or the fender well.
take it to a body shop and slip them $20 to throw it on the rack and check that the frame is ok
 
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CopperNick

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Ah yeah. Two bolts to look for to deal with the power steering reservoir. One is at the 1 oclock position and holds the tab to the driver's head. The other is down low and in behind the pump. The bracket is attached to the exhaust manifold adjacent to the number one port. Follow it down with your fingers and you can get a sense of how the whole thing is set up. The upper bolt loosens the bracket so it will shift outwards. The bolt on the back allows the pump to shift. The tricky part is getting the pump mounting bracket to move without pumping a dent in the pump body. Large flat bladed screwdrivers, pry bars, long pieces of square bar and other related items are NOT suggested. A nice piece of hardwood, oak or maple could act as the nudgie to move the pump. Remember that it is the bracket that needs to move and prying on the pump body by itself only is an invitation to ding it up. The bolt you mentioned secures the pump to the bracket. Backing it off is unneccesasry.



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xcookpac

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Replaced 2" of 5/32 vacuum hose between Qjet choke pull-off and vacuum source (located in air horn of carb). Instantly, fixed my loading up problem which was occurring after 20 to 30 seconds beyond cold start.
 
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