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    AVC VDO GNX style instrument cluster - sender units?

    Sorry, I’m not much help on the senders. Any VDO dealer or repair shop should be able to supply those . The gauges used in the AVC dash are VDO Cockpit gauges .
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    AVC VDO GNX style instrument cluster - sender units?

    You’ll need the correct VDO specific sensors for both of these gauges .
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    The Perfect Ride Height?

    Here’s my car with QA-1 single adjustable coil overs front & rear. 18” x 8” fronts with 245-40ZR18’s , UMI tubular control arms (upper & lower) 550# Viking Springs , 18” x 9” rears with 275-40ZR18’s , HR Parts N Stiff control arms (upper & lower), 150# rear springs UMI Pro rear sway bar with...
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    Dual fan

    RMI-25 here and glycol (antifreeze ) 50/50 Works great
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    Wanted Pressure switches for 3rd & 4th gear 200R4 AC Delco 8683502, 8642473

    Suggest you contact David Husek http://www.turbobuickperformance.com/
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    Dual fan

    That’s weird , cause I’ve been running my Caspers’ Dual Relay Harness on my Intrepid Dual Fans for over 15yrs with out any such issue !
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    What’s the purpose of these blue boxes on LH side ?

    Thank you Jay! 👍 Much appreciated
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    What’s the purpose of these blue boxes on LH side ?

    Ok, I find these blue boxes (with text) very annoying ! They take away my ability to see the full thread title . Any way to remove them so I can read & enjoy the threads contents ? 🤷‍♂️
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    Oil additive

    Probably didn’t recommend VR-1 for your daily as it has no detergents & gets dirty fast. Keep in mind it’s a racing oil that designed to be changed between races so it would never be subject to the Lo get term use of a DD
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    Oil additive

    If you’re not running a flat tappet cam, then you’ll be fine without it. However, if you are running a FT cam with high spring pressures then you should be running an oil with no more than 1,000-1,500ppm of Zinc/ZDDP as too much can be detrimental to your engine & promotes too much wear...
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    4.1 4" bore forged piston options

    I thought Earl Brown was able to do some custom sized pistons. Why not reach out to him
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    Looking for 86-87 stock throttle body.

    Contact Greg Wahl
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    Power plate install question

    Take your removed bolt to Home Depot & match up your thread size . I purchased a piece of threaded rod & cut to your desired length ( think I made them about 1/4” longer than the removed bolts.) Don’t over torque when you install
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    ARP Head Studs 86-7 questions on thread length

    As I recall, I had to double up on the ARP washers on those 2 longer studs on each cylinder head. If you do a search on these ARP studs you’ll find lots of posts regarding this . Chase those threads & then Clean those threads in the block carefully ( not sure if I used lacquer thinner or brake...
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