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Front end
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I havet change the shockabdorser and new balance the tires
And the car still vibrates at 80 miles/hour. What can be wrong??
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Frame identification
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Hey All. Another fun fact question. As you may have seen I have separated my body and frame. My borderline ocd has me wanting to match the number. I found code on the frame but it doesnt seem to match up to the service manual (see pics). Hayes is not mentioned. I did though find something on a chevelle forum...
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Help with Steel Wheels needed
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I recently acquired a rare set of 1973 GTO moon hub caps from a sale on the forum. I never really thought about changing my car over to steel wheels and hub caps but now that I have them I figure why not try a different look. To that end I have no steel wheels. I looked around and found the chart below which show...
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White Wall Tires
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The time has come to replace the old Firestone tires (or tyres as we say here in the UK) on my 79 Firebird. I do not believe that the Firestones are the originals. Originally my car was fitted with FR78-15 whitewalls; rpo code QBW. Does anyone out there know how wide the width of the white wall band should b...
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TimW
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69 350cu cross over pipe
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hay guys in a few months i will hook up my outsider pipes and i was wondering if any one has any use for the original exhaust its in fine shape i could have the muffler shop keep the crossover if any one wants it im in the edmonton area its free !thx guys danny !im still searching for clutch and brake peddle ass...
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danny06
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1970 lemans
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hello i have a 1970 lemans sport conv that i might buy but it needs a frame for the front rials are bent the guy also got a 2dr hardtop frame are the frames interchangeable thanks willy
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willard
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are the markings the same?
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So I am having some trouble identifying the original axle code marking and I know on US made models I can find the axle code on the left axle tube near the rear diff. but I don't see any markings there. Are they in a different location on Canadian built cars? Any other codes or stampings that may be in a diffe...
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New flex lines turned into major coil spring project
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A couple of weeks back I was getting the old 77 SC spruced up for the summer. I used my TD drivers reward points for one new caliper, new flex lines and a new master cylinder. During the brake work I made the mistake of shining the flashlight at the spring seat of the LCA....oh no! No sticking the head in the s...
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Front disc brake conversion
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Can anybody help me? I want to put front disc brakes on my 66 b body pontiac and not sure what i need or where to get it?
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Bud Dewson
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1980 Parisienne Rear Brakes
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I briefly looked at the rear brakes on a friends 80 Parisienne a few months back & noticed the the anchor pin for the brake springs (at the top) was a bit loose.... I was thinking that those pins are replaceable OR does the backing plate need to be replaced?
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MoboMac
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For want of a nail ...
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Or in this case, a pair of screws. Someone (who shall remain nameless) 'cleaned up' my work area. Now missing are the two screws to attach the combination valve (brakes) to the frame. Can anyone can help identify what size bolts i need to replace them?
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Professur
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Seized single piston GM caliper
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Seems like it doesn't take long for these rebuilt caliper we buy for cheap at the parts store to seize from sitting ... What is the best way to unseize the piston ?
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pontorquer
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1970 Pontiac LeMans Sport, Factory 12-bolt?
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So, this car has been off the road since the early 80's, i had found peices of the build sheet under the rear seat, it decoded to a 400 2-BBL, 3-Speed Manual, 12-bolt, Sport. on PY forum they swear up and down there is no way a 400 car, let alone a LeMans came with a 12-bolt... but there is a Chev style 12-bolt u...
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rear control arms
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well i got it done replaced my old control arms on the back of my 66 pontiac. i started on sat. finish on mon. night. what i job lots of trouble i even had the wife under the car helping me out. finally on monday my neighbour came over to help me out and finish the job monday night. when i look at the job it looked...
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mfleury
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Don't feed me no line
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Well .. with the spectacular failure of a hard line on the Parisienne, and the &^%$*& job Canuck tire did replacing what lines they did in the past (for the former owner) I'm going to replumb the whole car with new lines, routed correctly. Looking into supplies, I found steel, coated steel, an...
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Professur
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1970 Parisienne Front Disk Brakes
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trying to find replacement calipers... my flex line screws directly into the caliper instead of bolting to the side with a banjo bolt... can't find any listings locally for this style caliper or... need 18" flex lines w/banjo bolt to connect to the calipers everyone lists for the car any ideas?...
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rfk
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Front Spindles
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Hey everyone. I am considering swaping my front drum brakes to 11 in disk brakes and using either a B or F body tall spindle to replace my shorter stock spindles on my 1972 Lemans. Has anyone done this conversion on this site to a 68-72 GM A body before? any tips or advice would be great. My local wrecking ya...
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I got pipes too....
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Installed the set of GTO/Grand Am/LeMans GT one year only exhaust extensions that New York member BillyGoat73 brought up for me. Also had a new exhaust system built by Joe at JB Racing. I really did use Cherry Bombs Turbo mufflers. Car sounds sweet, flows great and is quieter at cruising speeds. All in...
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How to unseized a wheel off the rear drum ?
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I tried beating it from behind with a sledge hammer and a 2X4, heating the drum, beating some more, soaked behind the wheel where it's stuck on drum..still no joy ?
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New or used parts
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Looking for some parts for my 67 parisienne..is there any place where I can buy new or used parts for the older cars. I need a power Booster and a steering Box.
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