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  1. malibuguy

    Axle moves around in diff

    I recently had my 7.5 all rebuilt with a TrueTrac LSD, new 3.73 gears, TrickFlow diff cover, new bearings and brakes (i reused the Aluminum drums), backing plates, yadda yadda I get a noise at 20-25mph like a clunky noise out of the rear so I took back to my guy who set the rear up & he...
  2. malibuguy

    rear control arm braces do not fit alldoors?

    So long story short...I bought rear control arms and braces from a company and the arms fit beautiful. But the braces were always coming an inch off the lower mounts. They sent me another set and I got the same results. Now im being told its because my car is a 4dr... Now Ive seen people...
  3. malibuguy

    200r4 and column shift

    Im about to swap in a 200r4 and I want to retain the column shift this time. I know ive seen late elcaminos with column shift and 200r4s...but I never took note of the linkage. Will I be able to get all gears or will I be stuck with PRND432 Im not worried about the indicator right now, just...
  4. malibuguy

    I'm probably the only guy to dyno a 229...

    Had the beast dyno'd the other day at Absolute. Stock is rated 110/170 flywheel...dyno'd 107/153 at the wheels...not bad. The primary use of the dyno was to baseline the car before I made the headers. Since I may not have them done in time to hit the track prior to winter.
  5. malibuguy

    82 229...switching out the distributor

    Planning on eventually removing all the smog bs and getting rid of the feedback carb etc. Can I run a normal vacuum advance v8 distributor and just switch to a v6 cap?? I think I still have my proform unit from my v8 days
  6. malibuguy

    Dry NOS install Q's

    my buddy just picked up this Dry kit used for 200bucks, & i'm stuck installing it on his vehicle, a '92 Tercel...anyways the only thing i have done is mounted the microswitch, so its activated at WOT, i know that...but the rest, like the wiring, i'm not sure how to wire it up its got a relay...