Recent content by granitestategn

That's a nice install, Mike. Really clean, no pun intended. Hope things are going well for you!

Rear main is getting changed. It's been leaking for years. One of the reasons I pulled the engine is because it will be easier to do all this maintenance and inspection when it's on the stand. Never heard of having to resize a rod because you pull a cap. That makes no sense.

Price sounds pretty fair if the car is rust free, or darn close. Get familiar with the engine and turbo Buick-only parts and make sure that stuff is there, or at least available. The general G Body stuff shouldn't be hard to come by. Carefully inventory what parts are in the boxes so you know...

I will not touch the head bolts. Let a sleeping dog lie. I was considering taking a peek at a couple rod bearings and the rear main bearing to check for wear. I need to do the rear main seal as it leaks bad and has for years. I was considering replacing the rod bolts with ARP but I don't see...

I started working on the engine in my 100,000 mile GN. I want to get this thing back together. I tore it down some more and saw a couple of surprises. 1.) The original nylon timing chain sprockets were pristine, no chips, missing teeth, nada. It's coming out anyway. The tensioner has wear and...

Oooo.... I had an epifany...epifeny....epipha..... oh whatever. I had a thought. What do you do with a clapped out 84 Regal NA V6 with a gross Limited Granny Edition interior and no drivetrain? You make a 80's NASCAR Winston Cup tribute car! Corporate V8 (SBC, which I have laying around)...

Yeah, mine is a very late 87 GN and they were really letting a lot slide. I was looking at my half painted block with the custom overspray on the intake manifold. I could go on and on, but it gets depressing after a while. :)

I know mine came from the factory crooked. I might see if there's room to move it a little.

Hi Jon. I was looking at some of the older pictures in this thread and it looks like the steering column is not centered in the dash opening. Mine has been like that forever and I was wondering if they all came that way. The center of the steering column on mine definitely points left of center...

Thanks for the quick reply. That's what I figured. Unless the previous, previous owner put something else in it, it probably doesn't have any real value. There was no RPO sticker on the trunk lid, and even if it had one, the likelihood that it matched the vehicles VIN number was pretty low.

Do either of you know what differential the base V6 regal came with? 7.5" corporate? If it came with the bigger TB/Hurst Olds diff it "might" fit a 59 El Camino. If it's a 7.5", why bother.

I took a few minutes today to take a closer look at this Regal. It's not an 85, as the guy stated, it's an 84 Regal Limited, base V6 car. Grandma's burgundy interior. Fake wood inlays in the doors, etc. This car was a guys street machine at one point. Chevy 350, 700 trans, Hurst floor shifter...

Well, I do have my GN and I could strip it and junk the hulk. I can probably get it for 300-400 bucks. I need to look it over when I have a little time, check out the RPO sticker and figure out if I want to screw with it. If the diff is the correct 10 bolt and a G80, I'd be pretty tempted. It's...

I drove by a house last fall on a back road. I saw a Regal dressed as a GN sitting in the weeds next to a garage. I made a mental note of where it was located and today I was in the area so I swung by and it was still there. I stopped and talked to the owner and asked him it was for sale. He...

I have to do my power antenna and your write-up makes me think I can put it off for another decade or two. I have the original GM replacement part for the cable that I bought..... decades ago. Mine is at full staff and I'm amazed I haven't broken the mast or bent it badly over the years. With...