RoadShark

Thanks for the hood pic - if mine had that it is long gone. I definitely plan on putting some miles on next summer, so I guess the center bearing will have to be replaced. Is it easy to find a new one? OK - I guess I confused the H2 suspension with the faster ratio steering box which appears to have been an option whether you had a GS or not. Maybe my car's not an original GS? I dunno - the 3.42 posi is there along with the air cleaner. Looking at the back side of the GS emblem on the driver's side makes me think it came from the factory that way. This info is from Rock Auto's website (AC Delco doesn't exactly mean what it used to, and RA certainly isn't always accurate (check what they list for a diff cover gasket)): These are the springs I ordered: ACDELCO 45H2044 {#88913714} Rear; Heavy Duty Inside Diameter Wire Diameter Load Height Free Height 5.562 " 0.610 " 8.50 " 16.13 " They also had these listed: ACDELCO 45H2007 {#88913677} Rear Inside Diameter Wire Diameter Load Height Free Height 5.570 " 0.593 " 9.00 " 17.53 " I used a vernier on my old spring. It's rusty so keep in mind that a good measurement may be tough to get. I measured .594" The old (and tired) spring measures 16 1/2" free height. It has 5 full coils. And, despite what the specs say above, the new spring measures 15 7/8" free height. It has 4 full coils.

I had a '68 Biscayne (nothing fancy - 4-door, six-cylinder, 3-on-the-tree) that was bone-stock original. There was only one visible VIN from the factory. The local motor vehicles told me I had to have a 2nd. I told them it was the original engine and I could show them the matching numbers. They said: "We're not authorized to look at engines, you'll have to go to state DMV". Ugh. So i went to state level and the guy said: "Oh, you just look at the engine". The numbers matched and I got my reg. I do not know what would have happened if it wasn't the original engine. This happened in CT and I do not miss living there. Sorry if this isn't an uplifting story, but I think it illustrates that there's a certain amount of randomness to this whole thing...

Ah, but to me good Detroit art work like that is priceless...

I can't believe how heavy those wheel covers are! It looks like they got their own balance due to the weight! I think I'm going to put the "Star Wars" air cleaner on display in the garage and put the original wheel covers away. Thinking about a 17-inch set of these:

Thank God for 3/4" drive breaker bars, 'cuz I'm breaking some 48-year-old bolts! It doesn't look like my car came with the H2 suspension. Not surprising since it's not a heavily-optioned GS. A little trip to the Rock Auto site shows a variety of springs along with the specs. AC Delco had some HD rear springs listed that were stiffer and shorter than the standard offering. The picture below shows the new spring on the left and the old spring (with taller free-height, slightly smaller wire diameter, and more coils) on the right. Race Car Dynamics - the place that offers the black Bilsteins for older cars - has a part number listed for the Riv, but absolutely no one has them in stock. You can, however, find the Electra shocks. They're an inch shorter. Hollander says they interchange. We'll see if the reduced length works or not. Apparently the lower rear control arms are the same as A-body, so there's lots to choose from. I ordered a set of tubular ones with poly bushings. No pics yet. Here's a bad pic of the driver's side. Haven't hooked up the shock yet and haven't done the passenger side yet.

Thanks - I joined already. I'm ROA 14859. Very interested in anything that goes on in the New England region. Oh - and I evicted the mouse that was living in front of the torque converter. Next up was the rear suspension. I pulled the track bar. Sheesh -apparently ride was paramount back then because the bushings were rubber and windowed! I put in polygraphite pieces from PST.

The transmission mount was shot and there was only one bolt holding it to the cross member. The other insert had gotten loose. Got a new one from TA performance and popped it in.

The Shark doesn't feel very "shark" yet - kinda rides and turns like a drunk whale. The other GM cars I've had really responded to a fresh set of shocks and springs. The front springs will have to wait until the possible disc brake conversion. I found the front Bilsteins and sway bar at PST. The stock front sway bar was soooo small, and the bushings were all shot. The new bar is 1 1/8". They're in now.

My color code is PP which I read to be Platinum Mist. It may get a re-squirt in a couple of years. Concentrating on the suspension right now.

Yeah - I'm in Maine. It only really gets hot for a couple of weeks each year. The A/C is just in the way of the wrenchin' the rest of the time.

The odometer says 114k. Looks about right. There's a fair amount of rust (although the back window hasn't gone through yet) so it may well be lost to the elements. Here's a shot under the hood:

Thanks. I think it may have had one "off-road adventure" early in it's life. The passenger's front fender got replaced - but it looks like it got replaced by an original GS-badged fender of the same color. It looks well-maintained. I'm used to opening the diff on old cars and having syrupy-coffee come out, but this one looked good. So does the xmsn fluid. 3.42 posi. Can't find the code on the axle tube. Switch-pitch works too!

Needs more slinging gravel! Maybe a white boat tail in the Boss Hogg scheme - horns and all.

I thought these were interesting.

Hello - I wanted to share my recently acquired '67 GS with a knowledgeable audience. I've owned a variety of GM A-bodies and B-bodies in the past, but this is my first E-body. Three things I like about this one: it's unmolested, there's no vinyl top, and no A/C. I wish it had a console, but I'm not complaining - it's tough to option a used car! I'm looking forward to gaining some knowledge from this forum. Thanks in advance...