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So, for Project Regress, one thing that has been on the back burner for its engine is the cam. At present, the resident cam and associated components are factory stock, and the plan was to get the engine running well before tinkering with its innards. That said, I do happen to have an Isky...

So back last fall I had started to work on the passenger's side rocker panel and discovered that the lower A pillar outer skin was marginal for use as part of the replacement. I did happen to have a lower section of an A Pillar for the passenger side that had been harvested from a 79 Grand AM...

So where have all the McRib haters gone? Not sure if it applies to the lower 48 or not but Mickey Dee's has brought back the McRib sandwich after around a ten year absence. They have been periodically advertising the fact on Cable and I know most of us have better things to do than be bored by...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/115929583740?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&customid=link&campid=5335822911&toolid=20001&mkevt=1 https://www.ebay.com/str/graffznosgmparts Had this show up as a line item that one of my dedicated search engines had turned up. Most of what is listed is older...

So was watching the news channel this AM and this news item caught my attention. Seems GM has a recall notice out on their series 4500, 5500, and 6500 trucks, their medium duty line, for the last five years of sales, for a potential Fire Hazard in the brake sensing system! Their suggestion...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/115753339934?mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&siteid=0&customid=link&campid=5335822911&toolid=20001&mkevt=1 This auction item notice showed up this AM as part of a list of stuff that comes my way as the result of an ongoing search string that I created. It is an E-Bay...

YO!! Just saw the Weather Map and it looks like a good number of states east of the MIssissippi and as far south as Mississippi were collectively a tornado magnet for hits and visits yesterday. EVERYONE OKAY???? CopperNick Sends

So I made a Wednesday morning foray into the world of the 8.45 commuters with the intent to do a hit and run on the Supermarket for my weeks victuals before the invasion of the mommies occurred. When I got back to the house I had a surprise sitting on my porch. So this is my...

So todays North American Weather map says that about the only state that isn't getting dumped on is California. most because getting dumped is a chronic condition for them so it is business as usual. Here, up on the lake, it is COLD. High winds pack the snow and make it heart attack dangerous...

National weather channel and most of the regionals are offering nothing but grief and misery. Snow by the foot, inches of rain, tornadoes having cyclical sex on video; two shot on video turning themselves into one. Freezing rain, sleet, and ice pellets. And, of course the inevitable power...

So there is a large plug screwed into the main oil gallery on my LS Orphan which I have been advised has to be removed in order to gain access to the gallery to prelube the motor before initiating a start. Is this plug going to give me trouble when I go to take it out? What does the forum...

The last pictures that I posted were of the original passenger's door and the damage, rot and general state of affairs that I found when I dissected it. As of yesterday, that shell has gone back into storage. It now has an entire new lower outer skin mounting flange, about 50+ inches long of...

Excerpts from the first series of passenger side work that has just been started. And these comprise the second series. They are mostly detail shots of the decay and damage that the original inner door skin was found to have when the outer skin was removed. As pointed...

Ahoy, the LS Mafia; Been accumulating some more bits and pieces for my LS Orphan project and came home with some brackets and a water pump from a 2006 LS?. A fast test fit revealed that the lower bracket and associated idler assembly for the pass side of the engine fit okay. However, when I...

So i had finally figured out how to get the IAC to respond and cooperate to get the idle down to the point where the van will shut off without dieseling. It ran fine on Saturday, no issues with starting idling or shut off. Did not drive it again until yesterday, and it DIED. Started okay...

CopperNick here. Just tried to log on to add a comment to the headliner thread and the page keeps telling me I am not logged in even the script at the page top says I am when I toggle on the button. I came to the thread using the link from the e-message that I received; I get them for all the...

So I took a few minutes this afternoon and went after the intake bolts on my orphan 5.3 onto which I had swapped an LS6 intake. From the multi-page list of torque specs for one of these motors I located the entry for the intake capscrews and, armed with my brand new, bought for the purpose, 1/4...

So okay, looks like I have to add another tool to the shop roller box; a 1/4 inch drive torque wrench. I went looking for one from Gray Tools but they are out of stock with no eta on restock, plus $$$. Ran a couple of search engines on the subject and most of the mfgrs are companies unknown...

Just went searching for another addition to the Mind warping music video thread and found on Google You Tube Music that a link to the GBody Forum had been uploaded that referenced a recent post to the Video thread. Curious here if this is a permitted action or whether someone just did a random...

So, as related elsewhere, I did finally drop the LS6 manifold into position on my LS2 mill. It went in with a set of new port gaskets as, when I lifted the old ones, there was oil under them for which I elected to use alcohol as the cleaning solution of choice. i did have to very gently and...