Re: 73 Monte LS1 4l60e swap, 4 wheel disc, project pics

by Wallyuph Sun May 22, 2016 9:34 am

Once you drive an LS car you don't go back. 20+ mpg, 350+hp and very reliable, a no brainer for me.
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This is so true. I picked up my Mom and daughter for mothers day and went 225 miles round trip to my sisters place in my 73 Malibu. With A/C running (I have a vintage air set up in mine) we got 23.9 miles per gallon.

by Wallyuph Sun May 22, 2016 9:37 am

73CopperMonte wrote:
Wallyuph wrote:
73CopperMonte wrote:I used rollers and pins from a 3rd/4th gen Camaro to replace the worn roller on both my door hinges. Rollers are a little taller and pins the same longer.

Did the pin come with the roller?
Can you list part number for pin if it did not come as a set please?

Pin and roller are separate, pin is gm #20262500 and roller is #20058035.

I know this is a dumb question but can this swap be done without tacking hinge off the car? I have a roller on drivers door that wont last too much longer.
Thanks for the info Wally

by 99B4C Sun May 22, 2016 10:15 am

Wallyuph wrote:
73CopperMonte wrote:
Wallyuph wrote:
73CopperMonte wrote:I used rollers and pins from a 3rd/4th gen Camaro to replace the worn roller on both my door hinges. Rollers are a little taller and pins the same longer.

Did the pin come with the roller?
Can you list part number for pin if it did not come as a set please?

Pin and roller are separate, pin is gm #20262500 and roller is #20058035.

I know this is a dumb question but can this swap be done without tacking hinge off the car? I have a roller on drivers door that wont last too much longer.
Thanks for the info Wally

Hi Wally, I know these rollers have always been an issue, no one lubes them. When I bought the Monte everything the drivers roller is attached to was in the console, the roller wore out (gone), the indent arm cut through the rest of the pin and the whole 4" rod fell out of the hinge.

We used a pulling tool that slid behind the head of the pin, then tighten studs to clamp down on it. Two other bolts then were used through the tool to pull out the pin. I will take a pic of the tool when I get back to the shop Monday. The new pin and roller were pounded in with a 2 lb hammer. All done while hinges were in a vise and not upside down, on the car.

Sorry, since I don't have an assembled car and didn't tackle it on the car I cant really answer your question. Maybe the fender would have to come off to get easy access to the roller?

by Wallyuph Sun May 22, 2016 2:27 pm

73CopperMonte wrote:
Wallyuph wrote:
73CopperMonte wrote:
Wallyuph wrote:
73CopperMonte wrote:I used rollers and pins from a 3rd/4th gen Camaro to replace the worn roller on both my door hinges. Rollers are a little taller and pins the same longer.

Did the pin come with the roller?
Can you list part number for pin if it did not come as a set please?

Pin and roller are separate, pin is gm #20262500 and roller is #20058035.

I know this is a dumb question but can this swap be done without tacking hinge off the car? I have a roller on drivers door that wont last too much longer.
Thanks for the info Wally

Hi Wally, I know these rollers have always been an issue, no one lubes them. When I bought the Monte everything the drivers roller is attached to was in the console, the roller wore out (gone), the indent arm cut through the rest of the pin and the whole 4" rod fell out of the hinge.

We used a pulling tool that slid behind the head of the pin, then tighten studs to clamp down on it. Two other bolts then were used through the tool to pull out the pin. I will take a pic of the tool when I get back to the shop Monday. The new pin and roller were pounded in with a 2 lb hammer. All done while hinges were in a vise and not upside down, on the car.

Sorry, since I don't have an assembled car and didn't tackle it on the car I cant really answer your question. Maybe the fender would have to come off to get easy access to the roller?

Thanks for the info. I did a hinge rebuild when I painted the car and I have lubed it but roller is starting to go.

I saw these At summit racing.
73 Monte LS1 4l60e swap, 4 wheel disc, project pics - Page 7 <a href=

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They say they fit a 73 Nova so not sure if that hinge is the same as our cars.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/oer-k554/applications/make/chevrolet/year/1973

I have a door spring compressor tool and have done them before in the past. Just looking for a better option this time around.

All summer I drive my car as a daily driver so it get used a lot.

by 99B4C Sun May 22, 2016 3:15 pm

Wally, if you want to use those pictured rollers, I have a pair for our cars left over. I dont need them. Pm me address and I will send them to you free.

by 99B4C Sun May 22, 2016 3:25 pm

Here they are and I did confirm they will work on our door hinges. 73 Monte LS1 4l60e swap, 4 wheel disc, project pics - Page 7 20160515

by 99B4C Wed May 25, 2016 7:50 pm

Wish it could stay this clean:
73 Monte LS1 4l60e swap, 4 wheel disc, project pics - Page 7 20160516

by 99B4C Wed May 25, 2016 7:52 pm

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