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    78 MONTE CARLO ALUM WINDOW MOLDING

    looking for rear window alum. molding trim to replace original .Its a landau model,also the molding that goes on the roof drip rail ,removing original pieces that are damage,opgi doesn't carry for monte carlo.e-bay as of right now show nothing,any help,thanks
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    help w/choosing correct hedder

    Yes I have a 1978 montecarlo,w/355 smallblock.I have alum. angle plug heads,stock power steering,I'm running hedmans 1-1/2" now,wondering what hedders you guys are running and what size ? My hedmans had to be ding in places,for clearance issues,so would like to know if you guys think that...
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    HELP W/ PROBLEM ON MANUAL BRAKES

    Yes, I have travis's kit w/ a 1-1/16" bore master cylinder on my 78 montecarlo. disc/disc all around, 1/4" hard line run through wildwoods por. valve. to rear into factory tee,then 3/16 hard line to stainless lines into small gm metric (single piston) calipers. Same as the fronts. My problem...
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    FRONT COIL SPRING & LOWERING QUESTION

    Hey,guys. I'm lowering my car, I have moroso front trick springs, I just cut 1 coil off,dropped car like 2" . On the driver side the rubber isolator fell out and I installed spring without it, ARE you guys running this rubber isolator with your trick springs? What would be the pro's & cons of...
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    SHOCK HELP

    Hey guys, I wanted to correct IC and to level lca. I installed afco's springs,12" 150. I bought afco's dbl. adj. shocks. part # 3870r-1. that shock has a 7" stroke. When I installed them,they are bottom out w/ no shaft showing. Afco said I could run a 5" stroke shock. Should i run 7" shock...
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    ANY SUGGESTION ON BACKSPACING W/ 10" RIM

    Wondering if any one runs a 10" rim w/ 28x9x15 tire on a montecarlo. I'M wanting to buy a 10" rim to get more tire to the ground instead of 8" weld rim i was using,I have 1/2x3" studs w/9" ford rearend. The wheel well is still stock,frame is not notch,any suggestion on backspacing w/10" rim...
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    more information on crossmembers

    I would like to buy a new crossmember for my montecarlo, a have a 350 . what crossmember would you guys recommend and why? I see different mounting ends on these crossmembers,some mount in one factory hole,other mounts in both factory holes but its a tube end. Also has anyone installed X pipe...
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    WHAT TIRE SIZE FOR CORRECT GEAR RATIO

    I'm looking to buy a mickey thompson ET street radial tire. What tire size would you recommend buying to help with correct gear ratio for 1/4 mile racing?? I have 355 motor shifting ,6700 rpm's,350 transmission w/3000 stall,9"w/4/11 gear. I have 255x60x15 on rear now. That's a 27" tire, i'm worried...
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    BEST DRAG RADIAL

    What drag radial tire do you guys recommend ,driving on the street? I have 78 montecarlo w/ 4-11 gears ,spool,9". My radials are 275/60/15. Quality & price matter.. Need tires that hook on the street and how long are they lasting usually??
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    MANUAL OR POWER BRAKES

    I just installed disc conversion kit on my car. I need to replace factory mc. I have factory power brake set-up w/ elect. vaccum pump to brake booster due to big cam not suppling vaccum to booster. Now that i have installed disc in rear,should i stay w/power brakes or switch to manual ?? strip...
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    SET-UP HELP

    Like some suggestions on set-up.Car is 1978 montecarlo,w/9" moser built rearend,spool,4/11 gears.I have currie uca's,southside lift bars for lowers,moroso trick springs and comp. eng. 3 -way adj. shock on all 4 corners.the rest of the front end is stock.wondering if any one else, is running...
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    TROUBLE WITH SSM BRACKETS AND PINION ANGLE

    YES I"M. HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY LOWER SSM BARS AND GETTING THE RIGHT PINION ANGLE.FIRST I SQUARED THE REAR END INTO WHEELWELLS,AROUND 108" WHEELBASE.THEN I INSTALLED DOUBLE ADJ. UPPER CONTROL ARM(CURRIE) TO SET PINION ANGLE, I SET IT AT 2.0 NEG.,BUT WOULD LIKE TO SET IT LIKE 4 NEG, BUT MY...