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  1. 81classic

    Lazy/Slow shifts

    My transmission was rebuilt just before I took my car apart for the restoration about 7 years ago. Back then it had a nice firm shift, but now when under power, it has a lazy shift between all the gears. Since I've been driving the car over the last year I've put about 250 miles on it and it still has...
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    How to calibrate speedometer

    Ok, I need to calibrate my speedometer to my current setup. I see lots of calculators but have never changed the gears before. It looks as one has to have the tailshaft removed and the other pulls out of the side. Do I have to remove the current gears to have a starting point? I have a TH350 and...
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    Flipping over seat belt latch

    I reversed the side of my shoulder belts since the drivers side was worn down. Now the latch is backwards, is there a way to take it apart so I can flip it around? I have the cover off, cant seem to get the metal piece in the middle out of the housing. Has anyone done this?
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    Dying Vinyl seats

    I'm in a mad dash to finish up my car, as I have a baby girl due in about 6 weeks, and I'm taking her home in my Malibu. Anyways due to limited funds & time I cannot fininsh everything that I want to in the interior. I'm only short recovering the seats and new upper door panels. I can get some...
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    Fuse Panel Information

    I thought this fuse panel information might come in handy for folks If anyone knows how to upload a PDF file I send it over
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    Now the fun begins - rewired car

    Well I re-wired my car with a used interior harness and now things just aint working right. Figured out the headlight harness last night due to a missing ground in the harness, but now have to work on the brake switch, when I plug it in all my parking lights will light up dimly, so I'm thinking...
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    Help me decide steering wheel choice

    I've got my steering wheel choice down to 4 different models. My interior is a medium gray color with black carpets, blk/gray door panels and blk/gray seats. Which one do you think would look best? The 1st and 2nd pics are my top choices as of now.
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    Reproduction Upper Door Panels

    Has anyone purchased any of the repo upper door panels? How was the fit and finish? Were you satisfied?
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    Clips for lower garnish moulding - Malibu

    Has anyone found the clips for the interior rear lower garnish moulding for a Malibu? I have bought the uppers but cannot find lowers. thank you
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    Body Guys Needed! - Sanding/blocking roof

    I need some help/suggestions on how to handle the roof of my malibu. The roof is down to metal and now I notice how many imperfections are in it from what I assume was hail. I was planning on laying down a skim coat layer of filler over the whole thing to straighten it out, but the roof is...
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    Difference between 80 & 81 wiring colors

    Does anybody know when GM switched the wiring colors around in the g-body's? I know my 78 was different from my 81, I'm looking at picking up a 80 dash harness but would like the colors to match. If you have access to 80 diagrams I'd like to take a look at that also. TIA for any help
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    Undercoating & Seam Sealer ??'s

    Alright guys, I'm working on the body, finally got it from the front garage to the back garage so I can actually work on it. The underneath is in really good shape but as I was cleaning it off this evening I noticed the undercoating is kinda powdery & flakes off in spots with compressed air...
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    Drum Brakes

    I'm reinstalling my brakes for the 12bolt. Its been way too long and cant figure out for the life of me how they go together :oops: Can someone shoot a pic of them assembled and I'll figure it out from there. TIA
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    Cam Theory

    Would anyone be interested in a topic on cam theory? I consider myself pretty knowledgable elsewhere, but on cams I only know the basics.