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For Sale/Trade/Want To Buy / stock lca's for sale blasted primed painted

« on: December 25 2014, 02:01:30 PM »

Not all corroded to hell. Very very nice. A very close inspection I can find where the sway bar was bolted to them.
These have been blasted, etch primed, and painted black.
see attached pic.
Just make a fair offer.

IHADAV8 Playground / I know traction is nice and all....

« on: December 07 2014, 09:57:06 PM »

but it sure feels nice (to me) breaking the tires loose between the shifts.
I went for a drive today and laid into it getting onto the on-ramp. hearing those 1-2 and 2-3 shifts chirping the tires sure does put a smile on my face.

God I love these cars

IHADAV8 Playground / anybody heard of the propane torch trick for vacuum leaks?

« on: November 16 2014, 09:50:10 PM »

just heard of this.
apperantly you can find vacuum leaks by turning on a propane torch (without lighting it), and run it along each vacuum line while the engines running, and when it speeds up or stumbles, you've found the leak.
anybody tried this?

IHADAV8 Playground / so these poly body bushings I put on awhile back....

« on: October 27 2014, 02:16:03 AM »

I got the gn out again today. I think that makes 3 times so far this year

anyways... I drove it to work this morning, went for a ride inbetween a 3 hour break. It was nice to go for a nice little ride all by my lonesome.
My power antenna is broke. The teflon thingy that pushes the mast up and down is probably busted. I have a new one. I'll fix it this winter.
so no tunes, and I didn't have any cd's with me. So basically just listened to the car the whole time. Which I think is a good thing to do occasionally.
Nice and quiet, except for the rear-end noise I never had until I installed the energy poly body bushings.
Its not really noticeable if the windows are down, or the radio is on. But the more I drove today, the more it aggrivated me.

Its kind-of like a "rolling" noise from the rear. doesn't sound wrong. It just sounds like a noise I'd expect to hear from a caged tubbed out car with its carpet removed... rolling down the road, but kinda quieter.
So I think I'm going to go back to regular'ol rubber bushings this winter.
I love the way the car handles though, and i've never experianced the rattles and such that some have reported.
Just one of those things, I guess.
By adding the #5 bushing that wasn't there before I installed it with the energy poly kit.... I'm wondering how much effect that is adding with noise transfer?

Oh well. With my car being as clean as it is, its a pretty easy job changing the body bushings. The most aggrivating part is removing the front and rear bumpers.

I don't have a point or a question here.
just kinda talking out loud. I hope everybody's doing good.
I haven't been posting much lately

I didn't make bowling green this year. Wish I coulda made it.
anybody that was there have anything worthwhile mentioning?

For Sale/Trade/Want To Buy / Very nice Kenwood reciever for sale

« on: October 23 2014, 10:04:15 PM »

This is a very nice used Kenwood Cd/mp3/iphone/usb, etc. receiver out of my 89 firebird.
picture is taken at night to show illumination.
Comes with brand new wiring harness and remote. Remote and display face are in excellent very clean condition and have no scratches, gouges, or signs of abuse.
Has pre-outs, detachable face. Comes with manual.
No issues at all with it.
This is a Kenwood KDCmp3145u and its specs are here

http://www.kenwoodusa.com/Car_Entertainment_2013/2010_Car_Entertainment/KDC-MP345U

$48 shipped to the lower 48

General Buick Tech / is power logger screen display still only one size?

« on: August 24 2014, 10:54:22 AM »

I want my power logger screen display on my new laptop to be a little bigger to match my screen size.
Is there a way to do this?
thanks

General Buick Tech / need help with parasitic draw

« on: July 27 2014, 11:08:56 AM »

I don't have my laptop with the service manual on it with me.
I always thought that with the ignition key turned forward to the first detent, did not power anything, but just allowed you to shift from park.
I've had a parasite draw for awhile now and it has zonked one battery and one maintainer.
it appears to be coming from the CLK-CIG circuit, but I have the radio memory circuit and cig lighter plug unhooked.
I am suspect I may have tapped power for my oil pressure gauge from that circuit awhile back, so I will tackle that next.

IHADAV8 Playground / to the makers of the black air documentry

« on: July 19 2014, 05:25:49 PM »

I just let a older tb owner local to me that can no longer physically enjoy his gn watch the black air dvd. He really enjoyed it and it made his day.
just wanted to make that public and let you know some of us really appreciate a documentry dedicated to our cars.
look forward to future releases.
Thank you

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A/C, Heating and Cooling / I'm a alradco believer

« on: July 05 2014, 10:23:15 PM »

I just removed my fbod radiator and ramchargers fans and installed the all aluminum alradco radiator.
my fbod setup worked great, but I wanted to go back to stock appearing.
oat's where only in the 80's yesterday, but it, along with the reinstalled stock fan kept up with the 160 t just fine.
I got the less expensive bare alum one and painted it myself as I didn't want it powdercoated,
kinda pricey, but it sure is nice when you install a part and everything goes without complications and part does what it was described to do.

General Buick Tech / suggestions for topping off r12

« on: June 19 2014, 09:33:13 AM »

anybody use this stuff? says it's r12 compatible. any leads on best prices for r12?
I don't want to convert, just need to top off my low charge.

http://m.ebay.com/itm/271331209268?nav=SEARCH

For Sale/Trade/Want To Buy / 89 Firebird for sale

« on: June 12 2014, 09:20:35 AM »

89 Firebird. All original with exception of a aftermarket Kenwood Stereo and one mod to the original exhaust. Kenwood stereo comes with a remote and is USB/Aux/SAT compatible. I also had the rear glass tinted to help against heat and sun damage to the interior, but that can easily be removed. I added the aftermarket cup holder armrest, but I still have the original console top (not pictured) and is in perfect condition.
No rust! Some small dings and scratches. There is a tear in the pass seat.
Everything works and works as it should. EVERY light bulb, gauge, accessory, power option, etc...WORKS! Cold AC. New T top seals and the T tops do not leak. There is no rust in the T top pillars or center section.
Runs and drives like a new one. Just passed inspection. Always garaged and comes with a car cover.
I will try to list all new recent tune-up parts when I update this post next week (have all receipts and I personally have done all the recent maintenance on the car. I would not hesitate to get in this car and go across the country and back. All fluids and filters changed. It does not smoke or burn oil. I get a couple small drops of oil on my garage floor from the rear main if its parked for awhile, which is very good considering the age of the car.
2.8 V6 with automatic and overdrive. 110,000 miles

Copy and paste this address for pics, http://s1104.photobucket.com/user/stormpatchkid/library/firebird
Clean title and I still have the original Owners Manual. $6000 obo.
Located in St. Louis, MO

IHADAV8 Playground / interesting tta engine info

« on: May 08 2014, 03:39:36 PM »

probably old old info for most of you. I came across it doing a search on a third gen board for a tune up on a 89 firebird I bought for da girlfriends kid.
pretty interesting info concerning the heads.

Buick 3.8L Turbo Charged Engine Swap into F-Body

dave8412 Jun 16 2006 - 9:23am
Q: Can I swap a Buick 3.8L Turbocharged engine into my F-body?

A: Steve Kaminski Turbo High Performance (Dept. CC, 2 Derby Dr., Sewell NJ 08080, 609/881-3235) does engine conversions of Buick V-6s into third generation F-cars. Some engine components used in the limited production 20th-anniversary turbo Trans Am (TA) are different than those used in the original (and far more common) Buick Grand National (GN). These revisions were needed to fit the turbo Buick into the third generation F-cars narrower engine bay.

The TA turbo engine's cylinder heads are from the '86 Buick FWD Le Sabre (PN 25536701, casting no. 22536702). This head design uses individual stud mounted rockers in place of the original Buick V-6's shaft mounted rocker arms, so virtually every vauletrain part from the pushrods on up won't interchange. However, becuase this head and similarly designed siblings were common in FWD applications, GM still stocks most parts, and they are not that hard to find in the salvage yard. The TA short-blocks use different pistons to compensate for the Le Sabre heads' smaller combustion chamber volume; standard GM pistons would bump the compression from about 8.0:1 to 9.0:1--acceptabe on premium pump gas at stock boost levels.

Turbo TA's require different exhaust manifolds (PN 25536214, right hand, discontinued; 25536215, left hand) than GN engines. With one side discontinued, custom headers are needed.

Original GN heads fit the F-car engine bay by deleting the A/C system-but custom headers are still needed. Retain proper serpentine belt operation with a Chevy V-8/90-degree V-6 belt idler pully (PN 10055890) that bolts in place of the GM R-4 radial A/C compressor. Replace the A/C evaporator, heater core, and evaporatior covers with the non-A/C heater core, heater core box, and related accessories (part numbers vary by year).

Although the GN TH200-R4 interfaces with the existing TH700-R4 shifter and shifter cable, installation of the Buick trans in an F-car requires the unique turbo TA trans support crossmember (PN 12396766) with cushions (547704, lowe; 547702 upper; three each required). The existing V-8 rear suspension torque arm interfaces with the standard F-cars trans mount (PN 17989705) and the turbo V-6 trans support crossmember via special brackets (PN 12396758 , outer; 12396756, inner). The trans support crossmember and torque arm are no longer availabe from GM.

Alternativly, mate the Chevy V-8 TH700-R4 trans case to the Buick/Olds/Pontiac engine block using TCI Automotive (Dept. CC, 1 Equion Blvd., Ashland, MS 38603, 601/224-8972) adapter plate (TCI PN 230001)--the existing trans crossmember and torque arm brackets bolt up with no additional mods. The Buick computer can control the 700 trans, but the Chevy computer won't run the Buick engine. The 700 is stronger than the TH200-R4 and Kaminski claims the turbo engines run quicker with the Chevy trans.

Kaminski offers stronger, thicker engine mounting barckets in place of the now discontinued GM items. The rubber/metal engine mounts that bolt up to the frame are still available from GM (PN 2213326, two required). The accelerator control cable is the same as used on the Chevy TPI V-8 F-cars (PN 14080202), but the TV cable (PN 25532115) and the cruise-control servo cable (PN 25525358) are specific to the turbo Buick-all cables are still available.

The existing V-8 radiator works. GN radiators had an internal engine oil cooler, but the TA used a cooler similar to the Camaro/Firebird V-8 sandwhich style cooler. On the Buick, the cooler and a special adapter were sandwhiched between the Buick oil filter and the oil pump cover. Key parts for a Buick system are not available-go with a universal aftermarket cooler.

You can still get the ECM module (its the same as the turbo GN, PN 1227148), turbo TA Engine/ECM harness (PN 12069323), and EPROM calibrator (part numbers vary-see your dealer)