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    Can lockup be defeated via wiring?

    99 GTP, 323K DD. Remember me? I've had no changes. Oscillation gets on my nerves something fierce. Potential causes and solutions and diagnosis aside... Dad put a toggle switch on the torque converter lockup in his '80 Citation. I want to do that. Or without a switch. My usage does not...
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    99 GTP, two issues at once. Are they related?

    Alternator idiot light came on for a minute or so at a time last week. This week I swapped on a known good alternator. Seemed fixed for about 15 miles then the light came on. Within half a minute it stalled. Starts normally, consistently, but dies in a couple seconds. Seems like theres plenty of...
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    throwing elbows

    Throwing elbows is a mosh pit reference, ha ha. Man, I know I been around here long enough to know all about heater hose elbows but I have to replace them every few months now and I don't understand. Mainly I don't understand how the design was expected to work in the first place. They move...
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    Why are there car shows?

    I don't have a show car but do work on them often, and in my efforts to better understand my occupation... I keep looping back to this question. So I think I may benefit from hearing a lighthearted cross section of car guy opinions on why we have car shows. All input is of value and theres no...
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    A/C clutch bearing replacement

    Hey. I need to repace the noisy bearing in the A/C compressor pulley of my 99 GTP. Can't find complete instructions and think front wheel drive cars are stupid. That being said, how do I get the nut in the middle off? Do I need to dismount the compressor and put an impact on it or go buy the...
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    How old is that in tire years?

    If you have a three or four thousand pound two door disc brake car, new or old... What wheel diameter and width, and tire brand / model / size for all four corners... Will still be available in 2021 and beyond? Exact match, same manufacturer and part number, etc. Looking for educated...
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    69 F(ed) body hack

    Odd thread name? Maybe. Didn't want it to say 1969 Camaro and attract search results. This is a project from work that I'm sharing as conversational fodder for all us GPF-ers. If you learn something, well thats a happy accident! So as I was working on a 68 Camaro job a few weeks ago... another...
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    Geriatric mods

    Help me eliminate things I despise on my FWD GPs, please. They are 99s. Already figured out how to turn off headlights in daytime, unplug DRL module. Unplugged the speaker in the MALL module's case to silence the chime. Posting this then going to car and make fogs work with brights...
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    Have you changed a rear hub? How?

    I need to replace the right rear hub assembly on my 99 GT from a wreck and must do it at my home. The bearing is too loose to drive it to the nearest person I know with better tools / shop. In order to separate the hub from the knuckle, it has been suggested that I hit it with a hammer in the...
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    97-03 Grand Prix Dash Removal (1999 GT2 shown)

    How to remove / install the dash (instrument panel carrier) in a 97-03 Grand Prix, part 1: Remove passenger seat, glovebox, fuse panel cover to right of glovebox, grey fuzzy panels above feet, IP bezel, and if you can't do those without help turn back now. I'll begin with those things done...
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    Junk I drive

    Hey. I've been on GPF for over a year and decided to make this ride thread, but be warned theres a lot to tell and none of it very exciting. I'll try to keep the retrospect brief and wade right through to the current herd. I like Grand Prixs but not exclusively. If I don't tell the whole story...
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    How to slot a strut for camber correction

    I have a 1999 GP, a GT coupe, that was pushed over a curb in a collision. The right rear wheel sits WAY too far IN at the top as a result. Its normal for the wheels to look like they sit crooked on these cars, but I have another one for reference and this was obviously wrong. After visual...
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    Work junk, and junk... at work. By 'junk.

    Hey GPF-ers! Maybe I should have titled this something about hinges but I may want to drop other groups of random pics here from time to time. Sometimes I post pics of junk I work on or around, its like a mini-walk-thru at a hot rod shop. Maybe you've seen that before, I just decided to make a...
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    The world is cruel to shiny things.

    Another person just ran into my GTP, its a good thing I drive junk. Seriously, I cannot tolerate this any longer... Just left from a meal with family and a guy who don't speak english in a Fusion with a paper tag ran into the back when traffic stacked up. This time theres a hole in the bumper...
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    manual steering rack swap 97-03 GP

    Another looney topic to gather dust perhaps... from beyond the mainstream of "mods": Has this been done? Don't ask why, just speak up if you have swapped a power rack for a manual in any FWD car please. Whether it was an OE or aftermarket part doesn't matter but I'd like a part # if you were...
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