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No better time than now to replace ball joints, (if needed) control arm, and PS rack bushings. Consider struts/bearings, springs, tie rod ends, and brakes as well. 4 inches from pickup to pan doesn't seem reasonable.

4 inches? The oil pump pickup screen should be approx 1 inch off the inside surface of the pan. It's that low to limit cavitation issues.

LOL! He's doing a good job and so are you! Wow, this is cool seeing a subframe all out in the open like this! Do all the Supreme's and W-bodies share the same frame then? It's look really solid as well. What's that pan area there on the right side? Is that the motor mount or is that on the left side? Are all these bushings and such easy to find new replacements for?

I suppose from a personally selfish point of view I'd prefer that we keep our *home* just as it is. What models GM has to offer today to me pales in comparison to what it used to make available a lifetime ago. The technology has advanced, but the fewer choices that the buyer has to select from rubs me the wrong way. GM killed off both the Olds & the Pontiac marque just because they were not marketed on a global scale. I've never forgiven the upper echelon for doing that. If that reasoning was to stand why didn't they drop either the Chev or GMC truck line?...why are 2 lines needed?....when was last time you saw or heard of full sized trucks being exported overseas to Europe or Asia? In my past visits to either Britain, Poland or Germany I've never seen a GM truck being marketed there at all.....and you won't, not given the lack of fuel economy they deliver that doesn't meet the needs over there. The Pontiac brand was supposed to be the *sports* oriented division of the lot, so much for head office waving the *Excitement* banner.......the yearly Carlisle event (what used to be known as the GM Nationals) is now the Chevy Nationals, Chevrolet wouldn't sponsor the show unless the name was changed to Chevy.... another strike.....the show is now boycotted by many of the Pontiac & Olds owners for this reason, for those who own or want to own a W-body, they know where we are & the doors are always open...... Nope, I like things just the way they are.....