Recent content by ssn696

Fun fact: if you in swap disc brakes from an S10 or Fbody, the two threaded holes in the flanged ends that hold on the Gbody backing plate exactly match the traditional GM trapezoid bolt pattern. Just cut off the excess so that the disk backing plate fits, punch and drill the missing two holes...

I talked to a Chevy dealer in 1992 about buying a replacement dash and GM wanted $450 at that time, you did not get to choose the color. So, 32 years later, this may be a remarkably good deal, actually.

The Caprice/B-body 8.5" differentials have the upper control arm bushing mounts in a lower, wider, more forward position than the G-body version used in the GN and 442, which exactly duplicate the location on the smaller more common 7.5". Compare with your axle before taking home the one in the...

If the hen's tooth you find is a non-posi, that's a bargaining point, and you can upgrade to a 30-spline 8.5/8.6 GM truck differential and upgraded Moser GN axles to match. https://www.moserengineering.com/a103004-10-bolt-30-spline-fits-1982-87-grand-national.item

It's refreshing to hear a new member offering advice. The normal new member first post is usually, 'I ripped the emissions junk off my car and now it won't run - help!' or 'can I put this huge cam in my stock 305 for more power?', etc. We welcome your enthusiasm. I've had one or more Malibus in...

Did you treat the bare metal and old holes to prevent rust?

My 92 W250 used to molt sheets of white paint off the hood as I rolled along at 75. The driver's door looked like it had sprouted a pocket. I touched the bottom of the bulge and watched a bunch of rainwater drain out...

Still have mine. Didn't realize it had been that long. Signature is Mac-Ink.

We live for reverse-engineering the General.

What a nice, emissions-exempt survivor you found. I looked at a diesel Malibu wagon in 1987. Wish I knew then what I know now, and chose it over the one I bought with the gas V6.

Campbell Hausfield is (was) the largest compressor manufacturer in the world. That said, a high percentage of their products are for 'non-industrial' use - Bob Homeowner. Who drains and condensation from the tank regularly. Yeah. CH probably did a calculation on an estimated corrosion rate, and...

That condo was a strategic investment. Good choice that you made in the past.

Matches my future priorities as well. 4000 sf shop with all the bits laid out for each project and a 600 sf house that I can clean in an hour.

From the Gum Ball Rally, "What's behind me is not my problem."

This is why I subscribe to Donovan's threads: Serious gratitude for contributing to the tribal knowledge and education of us wannabes whose standards far exceed our personal skills... In the past, people have asked me how I learned to 'fix cars'. Mostly trial and error, mixed with a lack of...