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I got Monroe gas magnums with lifetime warranty from Amazon. The rears were $40 a piece. The front I caught on sale for 15$ a piece. So I spent around $ 120 on shocks and they ride great. I splurged on a 50$ Rancho steering stabilizer. Very pricy on the bilsteins. I know they are good, but...

My cousin runs the body shop my grandfather started. He said if I could get a paint code he could match it. He will be using urethane paint which supposedly doesn't fade. We will be using Dupont or Nason paint. I will be painting grille, bumpers, mirrors and brushgaurds flat black. They are off...

I am about to paint my pink 1008 back to OD. Does anyone know a Dupont paint code that would match the OD from the factory? I am trying to find the paint code so we don't have to color match it. I have already painted the inside of my new driver door with Rapco 383 green carc substitute. If I...

What is painting order to achieve this? Paint handles and lock cylinder black first, then tape or remove while painting doors? Or, icould spray it all OD and then remove handles and cylinder, sand and coat with black? My cousin runs the family body shop my grandfather started. He is going to...

Are the door handles supposed to be black? I thought they were green . Getting really close to painting my 1008. I am going for OD body with black bumpers, grille brushguard and mirrors. It is pink right now. Forest service red paint faded to pink. Ugly!

Ordered an ac Delco ignition lock cylinder off Amazon for 13$. Got two new door lock cylinders, ac Delco, from Amazon for under 20$. 89057683# on door cylinders. I threw box away already for ignition so no number.

Installed Rancho rs5404 steering stabilizer. Re aligned my sagging driver's door. Oiled hinge pins, and door latches.

I got my pink 1008 for under 3k. 57000 miles. Forest service had it painted red and now it is pink. Soon to be OD again. Original wiring and most everything else. I am in Missouri, so m1008's could be more plentiful.

WAY off topic but, Each blade of grass contains nutrients, (nitrogen, phosphourus, potassium, etc) and these are derived from your soil. If you remove grass clippings from your property, then the nutrients are removed from the area as well. Over time this depletes your soil. Usually grass...

Recently I removed instrument cluster. Then cleaned and greased all bulb sockets. My cluster base was broken where the gear shift indicator cable went through, so I got another instrument cluster my dad had extra from his 1008 and took the best dials and lenses from both and Installed on the...

They still have transmission filters too

Folks you can still get a US made thermostat from GM for under $15. I got one in Feb 2018. It was ac Delco and looked exactly like my original one from 86. I believe it took a day or two for dealer to receive. My dad, who is a mechanic with over 50 years of experience warned me about problems...

I have a multimeter and use it often. I don't know what I would do without it. Just remembered Napa is closed on sunday, so now I am drinking beer and looking out the window at the 1008!

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Went to start and nothing. Got second set of batteries and tried hooking up. Sparks! Something is staying on and draining batteries. Unhooked GP relay and no Sparks on battery. I guess it was stuck closed. Getting new Napa st85GP relay today.

By the way I did get original thermostat and trans filter kit from GM. It can be worth checking on some general items. Hope you have a good parts guy and ask them to do a parts locator of dealer inventories.

Going to replace my possibly original back shocks with some Monroe gas magnums. If my mom ever gets here to watch my young son. Yesterday got my replacement driver door stripped down to the shell after removing window and moldings and regulators and door handle. Have to do some minor body work...

There are some NOS ones as a pair for 40$ on eBay. Outrageous! I'd go with cucvrus pair too. I did call GM to see if they could find any. No dealers had one near me in SE MO. The part number is 9601750.

There is a NOS pair on eBay for 40$. Kinda pricey though. I did call GM dealer but they couldn't find any near me in SE MO. Part number 9601750

Pretty sure you can get new strikers from Rock Auto for under 10$ a piece. My dad put new ones on his 1008 I can find non-GM all day long. Do not want Dorman brand or other China brands. Only want GM strikers. I understand about chinese crap completely! But for a non moving part I wouldn't...