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    A/C Vacuum Control Valve

    has anyone had to replace this?it's the vacuum selector switch on the hvac control.my hvac is defaulting to defrost/floor vent.I've got vacuum from the motor to the vac ball,i tried taking the ball outta line and hooking the hoses together but still nothing inside the car.I've been floating...
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    Dropped spindles increase track width?

    Has anyone heard of this?no afx/b-body spindle business here just bell tech drop replacements. I'm yet to have my car aligned,i threw a pile of shims on each just to keep the wheels from hitting the fenders but just wondering after hearing that and looking at the car lastnite.
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    brake pushrod

    can someone tell me how long that rod that slips inside the booster to the back of the stock power brakes master cylinder is suppose to be?
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    coolant left in block

    i broke my engine is with distilled h20 and I'm gonna change it over to antifreeze.my plan is to pull the lower hose and drain it.does anyone have any idea how much is left in the block?i was just thinking about it today.if it's not much left there I'll just keep the w/the 50/50.i might be...
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    taller lower ball joints anyone?

    anyone run these?I'm interested to see how much they actually lower the car.I've been looking @ running the sc&c stage one and maybe correcting the rest of the completely backwards geometry with the lower bj upgrade but i don't know how much it really lowers the car.
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    upholstery examples

    I've Googled for days and i can't seem to find a good resource for seat upholstery/design examples.I'm looking for ideas to have my buckets recovered. i haven't found a shop to do the work yet but i want an idea of what i want before i go and starting making plans.anybody know of a site that...
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    adjusting the mechanical advance curve

    I've got my new PerTronix dist and I'm stumped on how to choose the correct springs/advance limiters for my application. to set the advance curve I'm to use one of the three sets of included springs.much like the msd.gives me a chart on the springs and where they will put all my timing in @said...
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    taller upper ball joint?

    I've been toying with the idea of upgrading my uppers and was wondering if i should go with the taller ubj's as well?thoughts?
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    red&white alternator wire useage.

    I'm running a one wire set up,so i want to use the left over wires that aren't being used,am i correct that the white wire is a keyed power source and the red is live all the time?i'm just not sure.sorry my aftermarket harness has a white exciter/trigger wire instead of the brown oem wire.
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    17x7 vs 17x8 front wheel

    when it came time to buy my front wheels i bought a 17x7 and the most backspacing i could get was 4"I'd like to see them closer to the frame but my thought is if i ran an 8" wheel even with 4 3/4 backspace it would be to wide to start?I'm trying to pull the wheel away from the fender even with...
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    ill fitting lower radiator hose

    the new stock lower radiator hose doesn't fit the new griffin radiator by a 1/4". the stock hose measures 1-1/2id and the inlet of the radiator is 1-3/4od.has anyone run into something like this with an aftermarket radiator? :-k thanks.
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    mad electrical Insulated Terminal Block

    I'm not sure how many of you run something like this but after not being able to get someone on the phone @mad electrical,i was able to get it through my gm dealer.three dollars and seventeen cents.
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    assembling an hoses

    I've been making (slowly) my transmission lines and no matter what i do i still get a tiny leak out of them when i pressure test them in h20.the cutting isn't a problem and the hoses go into the first half of the fitting ok,i'm using a dab of oil.i can't help but wonder where I'm going wrong,if the...
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    alignment shims

    i haven't had my car aligned in many years and was wondering roughly how much does get added?I'm not lining my car up at home but just wondering how much of the upper control arm gets pulled in toward the frame?roughly.thanks.
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    headlight switch knob

    i've got a late(er)model dash and the hole where the headlight switch knob comes through is smaller then the early one.the knob i have is older and bigger than the hole in the late model.can someone tell me if there was a smaller version for the newer dashes?i was going to snap it in but i...
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    visor screws

    can anyone tell me what # they are and how long they are?
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    el camino 1/4 glass molding pic

    there's no elky's around me that i can find to look at this time of year but i want to put my glass in, can someone post a good picture of the molding/glass installed?I'm getting odd results with the molding in place &i only want to do this once i i can help it.i'm not sure if the "vertical...
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    Gauge Angle Rings

    anyone ever run these?are the worth it?
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    elcamino sender unit

    i can't find any part stores around here that list a sender for the elcamino but they do list them for Malibu.could their be a difference sender unit wise?i thought the tanks were the same like wagon to elcamino.rock auto and a bunch don't list em' for it but malibu's yes.and they don't cross to...
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    200r4 inspection cover diffrences?

    is there any reason that that plastic inspection cover off of those cars that came with the 200r4's wouldn't fit my car with the 406 instead of the 305's and the Buick v6's?it looks like it would fit but just wondering if the 400 was that different in that area where it wouldn't bolt up?i'm...