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Originally Posted by BruceWilkie
Summit and Jegs have dual exhaust G-body crossmembers for a variety of transmissions. Pretty reasonable. Nice project. I have original buckets in great shape but interior is chocolate colored. I dont think I can dye them so will just get recovered at some point. There are lots of G-bodys down here with buckets. Mostly Monte Carlo's but quite a few Olds Buick and Pontiacs came with bucket seats. Most Malibus and LeMans have bench seats. Keep looking, they are pretty comfortable.(and they fit right)
I'm building a twin turbo 406 ci Pontiac motor for my 84 GP. Probably turbo 400 maybe 4L80 if I change rear gear ratio. I have a early olds/pontiac rear with 3.08 and posi to fit under it. I will be modifying the rear frame to fit at least a 315/60 tire and possibly Art Morrison street style 4 link if I dont just box thelower arms and relocate them. Aftermarket adjustable uppers if I dont go the A.M. route.
If I go EFI I'm going to try Ford Mass flow with tweecer software eec4 computer. I've been studying my options and this seems to fit my "homemade" plans rather well.
I really like the G bodies. Couldnt quite afford one when they were brand new.
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Cool, sounds like it'll be a rocket.
I'd love some stock buckets, but whatever hits the yards around here usually isn't worth putting in a car.... I'll just keep my eyes open, but these will do for now. I'm saving the skins from the bench, maybe some day I can either have them sewn up to fit the new seats, or have the material matched.
Anyway, I managed to get the engine in it's proper place today, with mounts in place. Everything clears pretty well, but the passenger header needed some serious massaging to fit. Not perfect, but it'll work. I'll post pics later.