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    Crappy Bumper Impact Strips

    So I just broke my second impact strip because of the stupid hammer on clips that come with them instead of the push on clips that the factory ones use and of course the OEM ones are discontinued. So that's $100 gone because they're $20 each but $30+ to ship. There's ones on ebay that are $70...
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    How to: 95-98 OBS and 99-02 NBS Steering Wheel Audio Control Install

    I guess I forgot to follow up on this. There is a harness repair pigtail for the newer style. I got it on ebay for $20ish i think. They are basically metripack pins, but do ground out or something in the housing to warn if it's not connected. Anyway, I just de-pinned the body side of the...
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    North East Texas Shop Recommendation

    Yeah he said he really liked the 5.3s with a 6 speed auto. If I recall he said he could get them for about 2500 at the time. It may have changed now with inflation, used car prices, computer chip shortages, etc.
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    North East Texas Shop Recommendation

    He said it was going to be around 12k I think. Before I talked with him I was thinking it was going to be more like 5 or 6k but we went through it all and with labor and some extras like gauges and 5th gens need a power steering kit and some other stuff, it added up.
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    North East Texas Shop Recommendation

    I talked with Stett Performance just after I posted this. We talked about doing a 5th gen swap and he gave me a ballpark quote. It was more than I was expecting, but he's actually just down the street and I don't have room to do it myself. And he had a source for the motors and transmissions...
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    Can Wheel Spacers Cause Issue with Wheel Bearings?

    I'm not done with it yet. I was taking my time with it, but with the bearing issue it kind of pushed my timetable up a bit. I still need to have caliper brackets made. But it's pretty simple. Spindles -...
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    Can Wheel Spacers Cause Issue with Wheel Bearings?

    They were Timken's from Amazon. I'm going back with new Elevated Concepts Control arms and React Suspension lowering spindles. I also had custom hubs made so I can do a 5th gen Camaro brake setup
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    Can Wheel Spacers Cause Issue with Wheel Bearings?

    I haven't gotten the rotor with the bearing that exploded off the spindle yet, but I've been doing some post mortem on the bearings from the other hub in between getting the rest of the control arms and stuff off. I let them soak in brake cleaner for a while and then poured that through some...
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    Can Wheel Spacers Cause Issue with Wheel Bearings?

    Someotherguy, that's almost exactly what I did except for wiping a little bit extra on the inside of the hub. Also a good tip on making sure the seal is all the way seated. Frank Enstein, I've got punches and a bearing/seal driving set now. And a 20 ton press. All stuff that I didn't have last...
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    Can Wheel Spacers Cause Issue with Wheel Bearings?

    Wow, lots of traffic on this one. I forgot to turn on notifications. I don't know what the stock scrub radius is, but here are the wheel fitment calculator numbers. They assume 0 scrub to start. The OEM tires/wheels are 235/75 R15 on 7" wide rim with 13mm offset. The Camaro wheels are 245/45...
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    Can Wheel Spacers Cause Issue with Wheel Bearings?

    I did rotors, pads, and wheel bearings about 5 years ago and I put 5th gen Camaro wheels and 1" spacers on a couple of years ago. There's a thread on here dedicated to 5th gen wheels on lowered trucks. Anyway, The truck doesn't get driven much. Mostly weekends and my mom takes it to Home Depot...
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    Uninstalling Hack Job Alarm. Need Help Identifying OEM Parts w/ Pics

    So that weekend project turned into a few months. You were correct, that is a connector. I think I figured out it went to a harness that goes to the instrument panel, but it's been a bit and don't exactly remember I ended up pulling the column, but I can't say it gave me ton more room other...
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    How to: 95-98 OBS and 99-02 NBS Steering Wheel Audio Control Install

    I thought I had read through this entire thread before I started, but apparently not, because I'm usually pretty good at remembering potential hang ups. I ended up having the same problem that BoxerPitMix did in the quoted post below. The first clock spring I got from a 1999 s10 on eBay had...
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    Airbag connector identification

    I need some help. I ended up pulling my steering column so I could get to some wires from an alarm that the previous owner put in. I figured while I'm there I might as well swap the steering wheel for one with the radio controls. I ended up getting a wood and leather wheel from an Escalade off...
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    How to: 95-98 OBS and 99-02 NBS Steering Wheel Audio Control Install

    It will need to be a 98+ OBS wheel though. The airbag and wheel are different on the 95-97.
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