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    distributor on ls motor

    timing cover GM88958679,waterpump is wegner automotive LS stewart long pump.serp.drive for alt.only wegner automotive WAK016, Any input? downsides/upsides..Other than you have to use Ford dist.
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    distributor on ls motor

    Has anyone used the front dist.drive timing cover on an ls motor?no computer or coil packs,or the standard rotation waterpump by wegner automotive,This would save buying another radiator. A ls swap is looking better and better to me.Also the timing cover allows you to run a mech. fuel pump too.
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    6L80E trans.limits

    What kind of torque /HP can a factory 6L80E trans handle?
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    What did U do to your G-body today??

    you all had better day than I did,my motor throwing coolant out right bank exhaust and filling oil pan with coolant too..cant wait to tear down see what broke..
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    Wheel Question...

    I have a 79 coupe with 275x60-15 ,I have found any more tan 4"bs causes tires to rub inside frame,and to set mine down low required fender lips to be rolled.
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    What did U do to your G-body today??

    Jumped mine,fired right up,amazed,hasnt ran in almost 3 months,and we had lots of -10 degree days,block did not crack!
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    What did U do to your G-body today??

    Looked mine over and crossed my fingers that block did not freeze and crack! Winterized with 3 gals. anti-freeze but been well below zero more than a few times this winter,and gonna be -8 again Friday.
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    Couple of Pictures-gun control

    haha, like also!
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    restocked Savage edge.223 and axis.308

    Restocked my Savage .223 and .308 with Boyds stocks,very nice.Also got a Savage B-Mag for Christmas.,Vid on youtube of stocks,search savage axis boyds stocks by rsh4364
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    trans. cooler ?

    Thanks guys,car not driven in cold,usually in storage by now,but draggin my feet this year? gonna be in 50s this week so she has to go to storage,gonna be in teens this coming weekend.
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    trans. cooler ?

    Thanks Tommy,Guys do you think I should try bypassing fact.cooler built into radiator,and is it ok to use 1/2npt to 3/8 barb 90s on inlet/outlet on cooler? New cooler is 8x11 B&M plate type cooler.
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    trans. cooler ?

    No offense taken or implied,I was told a fact.type has a bypass built into it internally,and the elects don't.But I really don't know.
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    trans. cooler ?

    You cant,if you do water pump will deadhead against closed thermostat and burn up your waterpump,you can run a a thermo sending unit to keep pump from running below 160,which I have,but have not installed yet.My pump does not cavitate with large restricter plate at all.so don't see benefit of a...
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    trans. cooler ?

    I have a Hughes t/h350 #35-1HD trans. and 3600 stall T/C,I run trans.fluid thru built in cooler in radiator then a B&M 70264 cooler then a remote trans filter then back to trans,also installed a 3 qt.deeper pan on trans.(which I should have gone 2qt,because the 3 qt. pan hangs lower than my 7qt...
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    What did U do to your G-body today??

    nice benchseat thanks for the vids
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    What did U do to your G-body today??

    I switched from VR-! to brad penn oil recently,thins a bit better,figured the blue wagon was yours 62-64,nice,But what about the 66-67 wagon at 2:16 in your vid,future project maybe? Is ther any vids of your wagon out there? I will never sell Malibu but love those wagons!
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    What did U do to your G-body today??

    Nice vid.You have a helmet camera or what,saw you checking out that other nova wagon!Also took my Malibu for short ride today,28 degrees out,let her warm up to 190 took 20 mins. and as soon as I was rolling she dropped to 140,elect.waterpump no thermostat,nice driving her tho.Sadly shes going...
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    What did U do to your G-body today??

    Thanks,gonna be in the 50s this weekend so holding off on storage,gotta get a vid of it really smoking those old rear tires off so I have something to keep me going thru the winter..
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    What did U do to your G-body today??

    removed prostars and carried upstairs to apartment to stay warm,someone told me nitto drag radials shouldn't be exposed to freezing temps.so didn't put in storage unit.Flushed coolant sys. and added 3 gals. antifreeze,put steel wheels on for winter storage,15x8 with 4.25 bs on rear 275-60x15 bfg...
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    G body Fabricated 9" housings

    Sorry about lack of info,its a 79 Malibu with a fact.width rear,I haven't decided what Im gonna do for rear yet,I have a second hand QP housing with 35 spline moser axles,locker,430 gears,Dewco center section,Its all new so I was thinking maybe I could swap all my internals into one of your...