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Old 11-06-2008, 04:18 PM
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Thumbs up Great Info for "G" Body People....

This info was on another forum,called the The Tepee Forum,the owner of the website has a great amount of info on the "G" body cars.
- Interchangeable Parts Between the G-bodies - Mechanical

Complete front suspensions (Upper/lower front A-arms, spindles, calipers, steering linkage,

steering boxes)
All Brake Parts (lines, hoses, calipers, pads, rotors, bearings, etc.)
Dual-diaphragm brake boosters can (and should) be swapped for the single-diaphragm

boosters
Complete Rearends (ex. an '87 Monte SS posi 3.73 rear will fit in an '81 Olds Cutlass)
F41 Sway Bars into non-F41-equipped cars
Grand Prix triangulating frame brace (ties the lower F-41 engine cradle-to-frame bars

together)
'78-'80 4-door Bonneville fender braces or '81-'87 Grand Prix fender braces (from fenders to

upper radiator support)
Entire Engine-bay HVAC assembly (where A/C and heater core mount to firewall)
- Interchangeable Parts Between the G-bodies - Interior/Exterior

'81-'88 Olds Cutlass coupe doors fit '81-'87 Buick Regals, and vice-versa
'81-'88 G-body interior wiring to add or repair power windows/ locks/ trunk
Steering columns between similar years
All weatherstripping (coupes)
Outer windshield trim and wiper arms (coupes)
Drip-rails above the windows (coupes)
Lower door panels, along with most upper door panels
Most interior trim (A and B-pillars, factory T-top trim, lighted vanity mirrors, and headliner

boards)
Seat belts and actuators
Carpet
Stainless-steel "Body by Fisher" door sills
Front seats (bench or buckets. To install buckets in a solid-bench car, get the bucket seats,

tracks, and mounting plates with studs from the floor of the donor vehicle, and weld the

plates in.)
Rear seats
Rear package shelf (and CHMSL for '86-up vehicles, fed. mandated)
- Additional Parts from Donor Vehicles

'82-'02 S-10 upper/lower A-arms and spindles
'82-'92 F-body lower front A-arms - steering stops need to be ground down, but fit perfectly
'82-'92 F-body lower rear control arms
'82-'92 F-body front sway bar (34 or 36mm bars)
'82-'84 F-body aluminum rear brake drums
'87-'92 F-body aluminum radiator (5.7/auto application - Modine 951)
'87-'92 F-body XH steering box for 16" wheel upgrade
'88-'92 F-body serpentine belt setup for SBCs - use F-body alternator, p/s pump, A/C

compressor, condensor, and lines
'78-'96 B & D-body front spindles for 12" brake conversion
Note: The big-brake upgrade with factory parts requires aftermarket tubular upper control

arms. '78-'90 is trial-and-error; most cars got 11" brakes, while wagons and 9C1s recieved the

12" brakes. A sure-fire winner for 12" brake spindles is any B-body from '91-'95. 1996 B-body

taxi/police cars and & D-body limos have larger lower ball joints, so these spindles should be

avoided. Regular '96 B-body spindles are fine.


'84 S-10 manual brake drum rear wheel cylinders (Raybestos WC37644)
1990 B-body master cylinder (Wagner 104660)- for use with 12" brake conversion
- 1LE Bushing Part Numbers


Rear trailing arms - 10164152
- Moog Problem Solver Part Numbers

Upper Control Arm Bushing/Kit - K6411
Cad-plated shells with higher durometer rubber (kit includes 4 bushings)
Lower Control Arm Bushing/Kit - K6421
Cad-plated shells with higher durometer rubber (kit includes 4 bushings)
Sway Bar Endlinks - K8988
Cad-plated bolts, nuts, sleeves, and washers with polyurethane bushings
Front Sway Bar Bushing Kit -Thermoplastic - 'without tabs on mounting clamp' - one req'd
K6451 - 1"
K6453 - 1 1/8"
K6455 - 1 1/4"
K6457 - 1 5/16"
K6459 - 1 7/16"
Idler Arm - K6187T
Bolt-in heavy-duty idler (same as '91-'96 B-body)
Lower Balljoints - K6145T
Heavy-duty lower balljoint
Outer Tie Rod Ends - ES2033RLT
Inner Tie Rod Ends - ES2034RLT
Tie Rod Sleeves - ES2032S
Center Link - DS909

http://www.pontiacgroup.com/forum/sh...ght=grand+prix

He's a great guy and is on here as well as WARPed user name.I just located this thread here on the PY and want to Thank PY for opening up a "G"Body just for the people mostly interested in this make of cars.

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Old 11-12-2008, 02:28 PM
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'78-'80 4-door Bonneville -> these are B bodies. Probably means '82-87 G body Bonnevilles. In 1982, the RWD 2 door and four door A body officially became the G. After 82, A body refers to FWD 6000/Celeb, etc...

Confusing, yeah, but GM does many confusing things.

In aftermarket, "G body" covers all RWD mid sized GM cars from 78-88.


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