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Actually, I'm not sure. I know 74 & 75 are interchangeable. But I'm sure you could do it will some welding and fabricating. I like the 73 style as well.

Gotta love making tools! Thank you for your comment!

It's been a while since I've done this, but if I recall, all 3 lines have different size fittings. Regardless, you should mark each one before you remove them to be sure. Because if you do accidently switch the return and supply line, the vehicle will not run. Hope this helps.

I ended up using the hoses from the Buick Roadmaster. They fit better around the wheel well than the Cutlass hoses.

Welcome to the Gbody club! You can contact me at sales@g3direct.com

Great info! Thanks for your comment!

No one that I'm aware of reproduces the regulator or any parts inside the regulator for these vehicles. Your best bet is to find a good used regulator and replace your broken one. We have several in stock and our website that we sell these parts on should be functional in the next couple of weeks. You can contact us on the website g3garage.com or send an email of the details (right/left/2DR/4DR, etc) on the part(s) you need. Thanks for your comment.

@@g3garage thank you for getting back to me so quick, yeah my passenger side on my 77 el Camino got stripped and I didn’t know if you could replace the gears or what, this is my first time messing with my windows like this so I’m trying to learn as much as I can before hand and your videos helped a lot I really appreciate your work and explanations for 73-77 cars you do good work I’ll definitely check out your site

@@Fp49274 Sorry, forgot to give you the email. Its sales@g3direct.com. Let me know if you have any more questions and I'll be happy to help.

All our hard work is finally paying off! Love it out here in the country. Hope to have the inside of my shop looking as nice as yours before too long. Thanks Chaz!

Very true.

Thanks so much! Out family has definitely been blessed. Glad to see someone else has this 3rd Gen A Body sickness besides me!

Just moved the shop to a new location over the past few months. So haven't been able to install these yet. But its the first thing on my list to do as far as videos. So hopefully in the next 30 days.

Yes I do, otherwise I would be able to afford this hobby! Thanks for your comment!

Thank you Limey! This new place has definitely been a blessing!

Thank you Jerry! Definitely loving this country living! And yes, I'm about 30 minutes west of Cameron. Sounds like we need to get together at the next local car show.

Seems like we have very similar tastes in vehicles! And yes, the Hurst is a W30 with a numbers matching 455. Thanks for the comment Mike!

@@g3garage Yes we do but I lack the skills you possess. I’m partial to Pontiacs but love any of the colonnades. In the late 70s my brother had a beautiful 75 Cutlass Supreme. Black with a white landau roof and bucket seat interior. That’s what got me into them. In the mid 80s my first car was a 75 GP. Loved that car but it was a rust belt roach. A neighbor had a 75 with T tops that was really nice. He kept it in mint condition and I always wanted it. After several attempts I finally bought it over 20 years ago. Still under 50,000 miles. Building a mild 455 for it. I’m also going to put a set of rally gauges with a tach and put a sport steering wheel on it. Other than some bubbling under the vinyl roof at the base of the rear window it’s basically rust free. It was Ziebarted back in the day and garage kept. Can’t take it to a gas station without someone talking to me about it. Your Can Am is definitely cool. Hopefully it has the W72 400. Not really a Chevy fan but the Laguna and the 75 Elcy with the 454 are sweet. I didn’t know they made an SS package in 75. Good luck with your new digs. Looking forward to new content. Stay safe.

@@mikee2923 Definitely love these Colonnades! I've been a Chevy guy most of my life, but have really gotten into the Pontiacs in the last couple of years. Love to see pics or video of you GP. As far as skills go, most everything I've learned is from watching videos on this platform and being fortunate enough to hang around a few car guys that know way more than me. Ah Ziebart, if it wasn't for that treatment being done back in the day, half of these cars would have turned to rust piles long ago. Yes, the Can Am is the W72 Pontiac engine and runs great after waking it up from a 20 year nap. The El Camino carried the SS option all the way to the end of its run in 1987. Of course this was nothing more than a trim level with graphics and or badges. But it does drive the value up. Thanks and really appreciate the comments! Take care Mike

Thanks so much Robert! I hope to have great things happen in the new shop! Let me know if I can help in any way with your 76 Grand Prix. Those are cool looking cars!

What are you looking for?

I would select 2 so you can control them individually depending on how you wire them. Holley incorporates 2 trigger wires, one for each fan. Hope this helps.

@@g3garage yes it did help thank you!

@@84SS931 Sorry for the mention of the Holley unit. I've since upgraded to a Holley sniper and now use it to control my fans. So on the Dakota, Fan Low connection would control your first fan (primary fan) and Fan High would control the second fan to come on at a higher temp or when the A/C is turned on.

Thanks for the input! I wonder if they can be replaced with polyurethane bushings?

Good to know, thanks for your comment!

I believe it was hooked up to the "Bat" terminal on the fuse panel. Put a test light on it. It should be at least 10 volts when cranking the engine and stay above 12 volts when running.

Yes, this applies to all 73-77 GM A Body vehicles.

@@g3garage ok thanks bro! Is there a site where I can get this? I’ve tried a few sites but cannot find them

Not sure. I would contact Speedway Motors directly and see if they can help.

Thanks so much for your interest. This Grand Am is still in my possession. Its been put on the back burner for a while since we just purchased property with a shop and have slowly been moving the shop to our new location. I will have an update video coming out in the next week or so going over all the projects that we will be working on this year. As far as interior parts, the only things that are readily available for the Grand Ams are headliners, lower door panels, carpet sets and just recently, one of the guys on the facebook group for 73-75 Grand Ams is offering restored dash pads. I would recommend joining that group as well as joining tthe forum G3GM.com. They focus on all GM A Body vehicles from 1973-1977. Hope this helps and stay tuned!

Truer words have never been spoken. Thanks so much for you comment.

Before the door handle? Or at the door opening?

@g3garage was it one continuous piece or did it come in sections? It it comes in one long stripe I would like to experiment with them on another year model.

@@dauniellemiller9173 Here is the link to the SS Decal Kit from OPGI. It shows a picture of exactly whats included in the kit. All the stripes are cut long, so you need to trim them to length. www.opgi.com/decals/body-stripes/1973-77-super-sport-beltline-body-stripe-decals/decal-73-77-el-camino-body-stripe-ss-beltline-black-6259973.html

That El Camino was sold before I could finish the bed and repaint the rear bumper. Thanks for your comment!

I have 2 El camino's 85' blk/silver, and black/ hugger orange 73' had painted plus full restoration "custom".10 years ago. Owned the 73' since 1984. I've always liked EL CAMINO'S. It's been a great "SHOW CAR"!!!. For me!. I think you were on the RIGHT TRACK!.

We used a Hobart Handler 125 Mig for this project. Thanks for your comment

Yeah, they keep on pushing the back order date further back. These were supposed to be back in stock this past September.

I would say your 74 with the sunroof was even more rare than a 4 speed car. Thanks for your comment!

I've measured mine from the back of the cross-shaft (the side the nut fastens) to the outer edge of where the upper ball joint mounts and its almost exactly 10 inches. I'd be happy to send you a pic if you have an email I can send it to. Hope this helps.

@@g3garagethat 10 inches is the stock control arm right?

@@savagepickle0443 No, this is the measurement on these Speedway upper control arms.

@@g3garage ohhh ok ok then what did the stock one measure out at?

@@savagepickle0443 I would say just measure your own stock uppers. G Body uppers may be slightly different.

Nice! So are you happy with them?

Not yet, they are still in the box in the shop. But they are at the top of the priority list in the next couple of weeks. I'll post a video immediately afterwards.

What are you looking for? Currently the only Oldsmobile parts car I have is a 77 Cutlass 442.

I believe Speedway said they would be available in the next 60 days.

@@g3garage hope so, already got uppers

Not yet. Just moved my shop and getting things organized. My goal is to have an install video on these in the next month or so. Stay tuned and thanks for the comment!

@@g3garagecan I ask you a little question? I got what I could recently and purchased the uppers. No paperwork included and no instructions that I can find on the page for the arms… how do I know which is right and which is left?

@@SunshineRoadYearRoundRVPark Just hold the new ones over the old stock ones and it will be obvious. Hope this helps.

I just got done moving my shop out to the property we purchased over the summer. I actually had them out of the box just a couple days ago which reminded me I need to get this install done. Hoping to have a video on this in the next month or so. Thanks for your comment.

@@g3garage all good, I myself just bought these for my turbo sedan Malibu. Hoping they work out good.

@@3eerickson Let me know if you get yours done before me.

Its not marked anywhere on the parts or the boxes they came in. But they did tell me when I spoke with them that they are manufactured in their own facility in Lincoln Nebraska. And the repairs were done there as well. Thanks for your comment!

Very cool cars! They are getting harder and harder to find these days. Thanks for your comment!

@@g3garage not in the the supreme

Great! Glad its helping folks out.

Good to know, thanks for your comment!