Strut under arm flip with the GR9 hardware.
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Changed the rear differential fluid; something I'd not yet done before on this. Cleaned all inside with carb cleaner. Painted the outside portion of the diff cover silver. And found a drill attachment wire wheel worked well for cleaning all mating surfaces. I used a GM OEM rubber gasket to put back together (part #26063649 below for reference but note this for a 14-bolt rear end). Man those flexible Valvoline gear oil pouches are amazing for refill!
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Would you please use longer bolts next time so that you can add more farkin' worshers and nuts? Thanks

What's he gonna charge for his service with parts?Dropped off the project 6.0 block, and another bin of parts, off at the engine shop to be cleaned. After lugging the block inside the owner was like, "you gotta check this out"
He was finishing up a Pontiac 400ci with six carbs for a customer's rat-rod.
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He's got a ton of other built engines in there to show off, but I was in a rush to get home and mow before the next week of rain. He said all the parts on my 154,*** engine looked to be in really good shape, minus the cam bearings. All he'll do ifirvthe block is polish the crank journals, run a hone down the cylinders, slap in some new cam bearings.
The heads will get a full service... skim, valve job, new stem seals, and install the BTR springs.
Plus everything going in the hot tank.
Would you please use longer bolts next time so that you can add more farkin' worshers and nuts? Thanks![]()
With all that work, you'd think the customer would have sprung for a new, decent harmonic balancer and pulley assembly.Dropped off the project 6.0 block, and another bin of parts, off at the engine shop to be cleaned. After lugging the block inside the owner was like, "you gotta check this out"
He was finishing up a Pontiac 400ci with six carbs for a customer's rat-rod.
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He's got a ton of other built engines in there to show off, but I was in a rush to get home and mow before the next week of rain. He said all the parts on my 154,*** engine looked to be in really good shape, minus the cam bearings. All he'll do ifirvthe block is polish the crank journals, run a hone down the cylinders, slap in some new cam bearings.
The heads will get a full service... skim, valve job, new stem seals, and install the BTR springs.
Plus everything going in the hot tank.
You must have expensive insurance, tooThey are called "insurance" nuts and washers.
I want to say that the machinist said the engine has been in/out of the car a few times recently. It was in having a new top end put together. I'll ask him for better details next time I'm there.With all that work, you'd think the customer would have sprung for a new, decent harmonic balancer and pulley assembly.
Sounds like the shop does some decent work at reasonable prices.
Hard to find these days.
But, maybe I'm just too used to what it costs to do antique car engines. I'm saving up the $25k I need to have a spare engine rebuilt for my Pierce Arrow.
Where's my pups pics?You must have expensive insurance, too![]()
Hill Start Assist was introduced in 2012. These vehicles also received Trailer Sway Control too. The EBCM holds the brakes long enough for you to move your foot from the brake to the gas pedal.Bit off topic, but does this cause the car to have a 'hill assist' control? Because I swear when getting going from a stop on a hill it feels like it takes an extra push of the pedal like the brakes are holding without my foot on the brake pedal. Never bothered to look it up though.