What Did You Do To Your G-Body Today? [2023]

[Built6spdMCSS]

 

[john87442]

Hold up a minute, is there 2 instances of this thread?

I took it apart awhile back but just got to fabricate the new piece yesterday.

 

[mclellan83]

I can’t tell whether that driver’s just that clueless, or if he did all that on purpose.

I believe he had good intentions but not sure

 

[pagrunt]

(On the right thread) I got my adapter harness made to run a lead off the back up light wires so I can have the auto tint feature to work like it should when the back up lights are on.

 

[pagrunt]

I should of also added that since I'm in harness building mode I've also finished up the extra temp wire so the dash will have the gauge & convert the Check Engine light into a temp warning light. Looked over my battery ground cable to find out it's a gauge smaller than the positive. This was out of a newer V8 G. The original V6 one is a heavier gauge matching the positive so it'll need some TLC to the fender ground wire to replace the other. Then looking over & trying to find the pin out for te Donnelly mirror just to see if there's a snowball chance in hell that it would have the circuit to have the map lights to also have the courtesy feature too. Even went over the temp sensors I have for the mirror to see if I can repin the connector wires to swap from the Canyon sensor to the HHR sensor since it'll be a direct mount to the rad support with out a need for a bracket.

 

[mclellan83]

While I was out running yesterday the mechanic wanted to help me out since the driver FUBARed the wheel, turns out you have to mount the tire from the back with these wheels. While he was at it he wanted to help me out and try to fix the bend, when I got back he had the tire on backwards cause he didn't see the one place they wrote inside on the tire so it was facing out. Was definitely much easier to mount and dismount from the back 😉 Once we got the tire remounted correctly it was gushing air out, so played beat the wheel again for a while until it stopped. Thought it might have just went down too low on pressure, but after a few more hits it was holding air again. Decided to put bead sealer inside when it first wasn't holding air, then also stuck it in the bend on the outside just to be safe. Put the wheel on yesterday but didn't get a chance to run it around to see how it handles cause I had to go to a sleep study. Guess I will give it a shot running to meet a buddy tonight to see the new Fast X

 

[Built6spdMCSS]

I took my SS out to a little wide open spot for some play time...

 

[64nailhead]

Driveshaft and Chyna mufflers from jegs.

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Should make good progress.

You must be getting close to a drive?

 

[64nailhead]

Putting a cage through the dash for the 1st time. OMC, I didn’t want to take the hacksaw to the dash. But I did begrudgingly.

Onto picking up the body to finish the welding, paint and headliner. Once the headliner is in, it will never come out without cutting up the cage.

 

[UC645]

Putting a cage through the dash for the 1st time. OMC, I didn’t want to take the hacksaw to the dash. But I did begrudgingly.

Onto picking up the body to finish the welding, paint and headliner. Once the headliner is in, it will never come out without cutting up the cage.View attachment 221144View attachment 221145View attachment 221147View attachment 221146

Those dash cuts hurt me on the inside just a little 🥲