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  1. Peter

    AC Delco Brake Pad Fitment

    This is a more general post and not directly related to gbodies but wanted to hear some feedback from the outside world. I've done numerous brake jobs on family vehicles over the last few years (2000+ GM H body, 2004+ GM W body) and 9 times out of 10 I order a set of AC Delco professional line...
  2. Peter

    Power seat issues need help

    hot wired to get power to the motor off of a battery charger and hit the switch and the motor just seems to click, i can see the coupler starting to move a little then it stops. I have no up or down movement but the switch is seemingly workin. wondering if anybody has some help for me. i got a...
  3. Peter

    MOOG 5409 Pics

    anybody have these rear springs under their gbody and have a pic of how the car sits?? id love to see it
  4. Peter

    Slotted or Drilled Rotors, the truth

    http://www.6crew.com/forum/showthread.p ... d-the-ugly i read this and I suggest everybody read this to get a real low down on the brakes and how new drilled or slotted rotors are mainly for looks.
  5. Peter

    Are all gbody steering box mounts the same?

    My steering box is awfully leaky these days and I figured i'd go ahead and order the quick ratio fe3 steering box reman from rockauto but i want to know if the pitman arm and all the frame mounting locations are all the same and this swap would be plug and play?
  6. Peter

    transgo 200-4r-hd2 install review

    So today i just finished the install of the transgo shift kit in my car and am posting this because I havent seen anybody really review what you're getting into with the kit as many owners here own this trans and would possibly be interested. I was able to collaborate with a friend of my fathers...
  7. Peter

    Do bench seat cars have console mounts?

    I got some grand plans going on but im wonder if split bench seat cars had console mounts under the carpet. I was also under the assumption that split bench seat mounts are the same as bucket mounts. Insight needed and appreciated.
  8. Peter

    COMPcams adjustable rockers opinions, etc

    http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CCA-1 ... refilter=1 This is what i was looking at for my olds 350 because I am under the impression that my preload is not really optimal and the pedestal rockers were really kicking my *ss trying to get them even reasonable. I have heard that these kits are...
  9. Peter

    Olds Oil Cap Breather?

    Hey after doing my heads and all the goodies to my olds, it seems to be leaking oil from any possible area and im starting to believe that i might have a crankcase pressure issue because i wasnt having this problem nearly this severe last year. I can see trails of oil coming from both valve...
  10. Peter

    Classic Car Appraisals

    I looking to get an appraisal done on my cutlass so if anything ever happens I can have the value of my car documented so i dont get screwed. Im located in MA so if anybody knows anyone that would be helpful or if anybody has an recommendations of what i need to look for in an appraiser. any...
  11. Peter

    442 SE??? For Real?

    is this this legit? ive never heard of an SE? http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/cto/2889851426.html
  12. Peter

    Need Wheel Advice/Help

    I've had a set of these wheels that came with my parts car that i had a while ago. Now i tried to bolt them up to my cutlass with my standard gm tapered lugs and they did not tighten down. It looks like the lug area might be chewed up but i dont have much to reference against. Did these wheels...
  13. Peter

    Quadrajet Drop Base Air Cleaner recommendations

    So i got my engine back together, after fiddling with vacuum issues for a couple hours. I ended up doubling my base gasket between my carb and intake and along with the new intake, i am just shy of being able to clear my hood (i can shut my hood with the wing nut and stud on there, just not with...
  14. Peter

    Broke in new cam today, couple of issues.

    alright broke in my new cam,lunati 60801 today which is just shy of .500lift and i believe i might have issues with pushrod length. During the break in period, the valvetrain seemed quite loud and (don't murder me)i never looking into any preload stuff with the pushrods and I was assuming the...
  15. Peter

    Is an Olds 350 close to an interference engine?

    alright here is what i did. I installed a new lunati cam just shy of .500 lift with an edelbrock timing set. Edelbrock has 3 key ways for the crank gear and three setups. I mistakenly installed the crank gear on the square keyway when it should have been the roundone for straight up timing (no...
  16. Peter

    Hot Air Tube?? What to do?

    the tube that runs from the intake crossover to the choke on the carb. I am switching to an OL4B edelbrock intake with no provision for this tube to use not I am wondering what to do. Do i block it off on the carb?? My carb has a bracket in which the coolant line off the water pump is held...
  17. Peter

    How to inspect posi?

    hey found a 3.73 7.5 posi for a decent price at 200 dollars and I am probably gonna go take a look at it. I was just going to pull the cover, make sure its a real posi and not welded spiders. no metal shavings, anything else i should look for?
  18. Peter

    Olds 350 head gasket question

    hey im putting on #5 heads on my 77 block (that i believe to be .030 over) and was looking at head gaskets and am wondering if anyone knows if the bore size for the head gasket 8506. It is listed as 4.057 inches, the same exact size of the stock bore of an olds 350 but wasnt sure how accurate...
  19. Peter

    SBO timing chain?

    i picked up an edelbrock double roller timing chain, will there be any issue with clearance of the timing cover on a 77 olds 350? also looking at lunati voodoo 801 with matching lifters. anyone using this cam, i've heard good things so far
  20. Peter

    Edelbrock SBO OL4B Intake with HEI?

    i picked up an older performance edelbrock intake for my 350 for 20 bucks. its a OL4B and the seller said he had it set up on his 68 olds 350 and had HEI with it. I have heard of clearance problems with this intake and HEI but im trying to find some other input. thanks

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