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I saw the video years ago. See what he's made now.

Revisit the glory days. https://www.motortrend.com/features/king-of-the-street-intercooled-turbo-buick-regal-t-type-may-1986-982-1290-46-1

https://www.motortrend.com/features/1984-monte-carlo-ss-combined-with-2023-zl1-camaro-freak/

For Father's Day I asked for the day off to play with cars. It's been an embarrassing year since I took the steering wheel off to fill the cracks and recover it. Scope creep kicked in and I decided to fix the wobbly tilt mechanism. All four Torx-10 bolts were not even finger tight. Thanks...

I was definitely part of this feedback. Gimme my damned buttons back! I can set the AC in a Malibu without looking at it. https://slate.com/business/2023/04/cars-buttons-touch-screens-vw-porsche-nissan-hyundai.html

...and we now know where one set of Gbody pedals disappeared to... https://www.motortrend.com/features/1983-cadillac-de-ville-pro-touring-ls-swap/ With Survivor Red interior, of course.

If you want to wander inside a GM overdrive automatic without taking a bath in Dexron, here is a start-to-parts teardown, complete with sarcasm.

YouTube abides. For all the complaints about 'this exhaust doesn't fit as advertised', here's a demo on how mandrel bends are made. Imagine planning the bends on a 6-foot section of 3 inch tubing. If you ever tried to bend a brake line or fuel line to fit a complicated path, imagine trying to...

Amidst all the crap on YouTube, I find the occasional useful nugget. Use a couple careful whacks with a hammer to help make brake line joints leak tight on used or refurbished calipers. This video describes it. My inner geek explains it. The tightened banjo bolt is under tension just under...

This showed up in my Amazon feed. It's not the correct color, but it's a viable part number when you need to fix your heater valve or vacuum ball lines. Or emissions control lines. Product reviews welcome, as well as other part numbers that have worked well...

I could have saved a lot of damaged paint if I had just forked it over for the right flaring tool. Here is a helpful video on making your own brake system lines. The advice is good and occasionally funny.

Another useful nugget from YouTube.

Have you ever looked closely at the ATC fuses that are in the Gbody? Until I read this article in the RockAuto newsletter, I had no idea this was a feature. Useful when seeking out a battery drain.

https://www.motortrend.com/features/smog-test-history-hot-rod-magazine-1984/

https://www.popularmechanics.com/home/tools/a41134984/how-to-use-a-speed-square

...and now we know why. https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/10/business/speedometers-160-mph/index.html

Posting here rather than on the Wanted/For Sale section, since I need some facts to tailor my request. I saved a factory 3.08 ring and pinion for a 7.5 from the trash...and am looking for a used limited slip to fit this gear set. I am not sure whether the stock one shifted offsets at 2.73 or...

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2022/05/27/stricks-length-law-beating-cab-under-prototype-returns-to-the-united-states-restoration-underway

My go-to tire source, Tire Rack, has been bought out by Discount Tire. I've been finding the oddball sizes on their website for years. I did not know that both companies were private. It does explain their fairly low profiles. But now I understand why they now offer installation services...

Planning ahead. One benefit of shopping for an old-school car - this was gettin' dusty on the shelf at O'Really.