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Im sure some of you have read this on another forum but the answers have been slow and I need a fix. I replaced everything in my 81 Malibu. Master, calipers, proportioning valve, rubber lines and wheel cylinders. The wheel cylinders are 1" bore that came with the Torino 11" drum brake in the...

Ive put this up on a few forums. In my search for the right OEM color headliner cloth for my 83 wagon Ive found that the color I need has been discontinued for some time. Ive found a distributor in TX that can still get that color cloth from a place in CA that actually bonds the cloth to the...

Guys, I need some quick info. Im down to the last few pieces of trim in my interior and everything will be out. Originally I bought 2 quarts of SEM Color Coat. After looking at all of the parts piling up in my garage I changed it to a full gallon. Now Im not even sure I have enough with that...

Im looking for a set of tires for the back of my 81. Right now it has BFG TAs in a 275/60-15. Im looking at the M/T ET Radial slicks. Is the M/T radial in 275/60 the exact same size as the BFG ? These are going on 8" Welds.

Im using one of the original TH400 crossmembers from iceman that I purchased from him many many years ago. Im sure theres a few of you guys out there using the same one. Do I need to put anything between the frame and the crossmember or just metal to metal and good to go ?

Now that the carpets installed in my car Im trying to finish up the interior. I changed over from bench to Monte SS buckets. I took the original Monte seat belt covers that go by the console apart and put the belts that were in my car originally inside those covers. They were the exact same...

Im finally getting ready to finish my interior in the 81 coupe and I have a question. When you install carpet do you start from the front or the rear ? I have ACC mass backed carpet. No sound deadener. Bucket seats and console. My buddy is going to do most of the work with my help. Hes...

Im hoping to have a good day this weekend so I can spray my new motor. Im using black Centari. I want to knock down the gloss a little. Ive used PPG DX685 in the past but what I had was hard as a rock so I tossed it. My neighbor gave me a can of DX995. He told me that its basically the same...

I know a lot of you guys are using Pontiac dashes in your cars. Ive been looking for a replacement dash for my wagon and so far no luck. I looked at an ad for a Regal yesterday. The Buick dash might be a choice if I cant find a Monte or Malibu dash soon. What do you do as far as the harness ? Do...

I cleaned up the harness that bolts to the fuse block on the firewall. One of my friends said to put dielectric grease in it before I bolt it back together. He said it would be sealed up since I cleaned all the tar off of it. Another friend of mine told me it would weaken the connection. What...

My 83 wagon has a SBC in it already. The previous owner put a 355 in it. The ECM is still in the car but the harness has been cut and hacked. Right now there is a plug with two wires on the rt side if the motor. One of the wires looks brown or tan and it goes to the ECM harness. It is...

My project is getting more involved. The dash in my wagon has small cracks by the speakers that are getting longer. I haven't been able to find a used dash. Im considering a dash cap. Ive done multiple searches on MR and a few other g body sites. How many of you guys have used these ? Any...

I see that PPG discontinued DX685 flattening agent. Anyone know what took its place ?

I called ACC requesting some samples of gray carpet for my 83 wagon over a year ago. They sent me 4 samples and 1 of them was a real close match. I had planned on replacing all the carpet in the car but plans were put on hold due to other things going on in life. On Thursday I called ACC to ask...

Ive been working on my 81 and found some problems. In the main harness under the hood (the one that goes across the firewall) I found a green wire that was sort of dead ended in the loom. It had been cut and a non OEM crimp connector stuck on it. I think it might be for an underhood light. It...

I got a few replies to my question about putting my motor in but Im still not sure about one thing. Where do I need to start as far as trimming the lip of the floor to firewall seam so I will have enough clearence to get the 400 turbo in there ? Is it just where its recessed ? And how far back...

Have any of you guys fixed the channel that the upper panel goes into ? Im sure you all know the problem since it seems to happen easily. The channel pulls away from the little melted over posts that hold it together. I picked up a couple of door panels at a yard today and the better of the two...

We're getting ready to drop the smallblock back into my car. Im using a 400 turbo. The original plan was to put the transmission in from under the car. Now Im wondering if I could put the motor and transmission in as one. The nose is still on the car. Anyone have any advice on this ?

Im thinking about buying a complete interior made by PUI for my Malibu instead of having the seats redone by a shop. It looks like nice stuff on a few sites but has anyone actually used them in their car ? How do the seats and door panels fit ? Anyone have a black interior that they could post...

Im putting Monte SS buckets in my 81. I bought the repro floor brackets from Mikes Montes. Ive got both seats stripped down to the metal seat pans. I attached the tracks to the bottom pans the other day so I could see where the floor brackets have to get welded and for some reason the seats look...